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Friday 12th June 2015

SATURDAY SHOWDOWN

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MUNCIPALITIES MAKE UP THEIR MINDS ALEX TRELINSKI

he future of countless “hung” councils across the region and around Spain will be decided tomorrow after last month’s local elections, which have left PP figures like Torrevieja’s Eduardo Dolon (pictured) and Guardamar’s Carmen Verdú not knowing whether they will still be in power In Torrevieja for example, a grand coalition of opposition parties has been formed against Dolon, with his fate appearing to rest on the votes of the two new Ciudadamos representatives. Earlier in the week, they offered the “grand coalition” a deal involving a change in mayor after two years, but they haven’t ruled out some kind of a deal with the PP either. This kind of last-minute knife-edge picture is being repeated around the Costa Blanca and Murcia, as well as further afield. In Guardamar, the Esquerra Unida hold the balance of power between the PP and the socialist PSOE, whilst in Orihuela, the PP are the largest party but the question remains whether they do a deal with Ciudadamos or face a risk of being outvoted by the other

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Starts page 19 >> Dolon doubt parties. Tomorrow (Saturday) is the day of decision as all the successfully listed candidates for a municipality have to meet and to vote for somebody to become mayor or mayoress. If the vote is indecisive, the number one candidate of the party which won the most seats will become mayor, or mayoress. Details of pacts will also be declared in order to obtain a majority large enough to run an area, with majority not defined as

winning more votes than any other party. The centrist Ciudadamos party appears to hold the key to whether or not the PP will keep control of the Murcia regional parliament, as the PP fell short of keeping control of the chamber by one seat last month. The Assembly will meet in Cartagena on Monday June 15th to vote for a new President, with the socialist PSOE trying to oust the PP in an anti-corruption alliance.

The picture is even more complicated in the Valencian Parliament after the loss of the PP majority. The opposition parties led by the PSOE are rowing over who should become President, with the PSOE insisting that their leader Ximo Puig is the man, but that’s lead to a falling out with the regional Compromis party with both sides blaming each other, but the smart money is still on them reaching a deal perhaps in association with Ciudadamos.

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ALEX TRELINSKI

Spanish housing sales went up by nine point four percent in April, compared with the same month in 2014, according to figures from the National Statistical Office (INE). It means that house sales have been rising for eight consecutive months on a year-on-year basis. However, deals actually fell by nought point one percent from March to April. The INE also reported that in the first four months of the year sales rose by nine point one percent when compared with the same period of a year

earlier. Meanwhile, Torrevieja, the Orihuela Costa, and the Pilar de la Horadada areas are leading the property sale pick up in the Valencia region, according to a survey from real estate agents, Tinsa. The number of home purchases across the Costa Blanca has doubled from the lows of 2010 to over 16 thousand in 2014, with the upward trend set to continue this year. British purchasers went up the most, along from those from Belgium, whilst there were falls in Russian buyers.

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PROPERTY ON THE UP

MESSI IN A MESS

Barcelona footballer Lionel Messi will have to face trial over four million euros of alleged unpaid taxes, a Spanish court

have confirmed. The Argentine and his father Jorge are accused of three charges of fraud from 2007, 2008 and 2009.

During these years it is alleged that Messi did not pay the correct amount of tax relating to image rights sold to third parties.

geared for holiday letting, have potentially a huge selection of customers on the doorstep. Whilst coastal destinations

remain the most popular, Spanish families, couples, singles and groups of friends often prefer inland mountain locations to

escape the heat, or urbanisations with swimming pools, especially those with plenty of activities taking place.

BENIDORM RULES

Benidorm and Peñíscola are the most sought-after summer destinations among Spanish holidaymakers, according to online accommodation search engine Trivago. Benidorm leads the way among both Spaniards and British tourists, followed closely by Peñíscola on the Costa del

Azahar, in the northern part of the Valencian region. Compared to the UK and other northern European countries, Spanish holidaymakers still prefer national destinations for their annual breaks, and tend to go away in summer, which means owners of apartments and villas

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MINIMAL DISTRUPTION

TAKE AWAY All Out FLOP

An armed robber accused of stealing 300 euro from a La Marina urbanisation bar has been arrested by San Fulgencio’s local police. The report in the Informacion newspaper

This week’s burst of two hour strikes by air traffic controllers seems to have

had minimal impact on flights coming in and out of Alicante-Elche and San

Javier airports. Authorities say that the majority of services ran on time.

says that the thief had a bite to eat at the unnamed premises and then demanded the takings from a waitress. He escaped in a car which was later identified and which allowed the police to make their arrest.

NEW TARIFFS

FORBIDDEN FRUIT

Four men who stole oranges and sold them at roundabouts around the Vega Baja area have been arrested by the Guardia Civil in Callosa de Segura. The illegal fruit pickers, all of whom are Spanish, pilfered from farms across the region, and in one case nearly ran over an angry farmer who tried to stop them. Farm equipment was also stolen by the gang, who the Guardia say pilfered

around 10 thousand euro

worth of oranges.

SUMMER HOSPITAL CUTS A health union has criticised the news that a ward at the Vega Baja Hospital is to be closed with 54 fewer beds available in August, plus reduced staff in order to save costs. The SimapIntersindical Salut union claims that the quality of healthcare will be reduced, turning people in the area into “second-class citizens”.

Electricity for homes and small businesses will be charged by the hour from July 1st, which means that peak and off-peak rates will apply to everyone and not just those who have applied for the so-called 'white tariff' where costs differ throughout the day and night. All places which have a digital, remotely-managed meter will automatically be switched to the hourly charge system, and the cost of each day's consumption appearing online from 8.15pm for consumers to check. Where a digital meter has not yet been fitted, the electricity company, Iberdrola, has until October 1st to do so. The hourly tariff will apply to all those with a power supply of less than 10kW. The move will allow customers to calculate more easily which appliances use

up more energy and to what extent, because they will be able to compare online what they use each day and relate it to the white goods, lights, and boilers they have had in use. This has come about after Spain's 'National Commission of Markets and Competition complained that the new meters, being rolled out across the country, did not allow customers to tell in real time how much electricity they were using, unless they literally sat in front of them all day. The system will replace the quarterly 'energy auctions' which would affect rates for three months at a time and which has led to Spain's electricity being amongst the most expensive in Europe. The key effect of axing the quarterly auctions is said to be a reduction of domestic power costs.

Elche taxi drivers operating out of AlicanteElche airport are still unhappy about the number of out of area cabs and pirate companies that are using the facility at El Altet. So much so that they were one of the ringleaders of a regional Valencian taxi company and drivers meeting in Benidorm this week, which decided that all cabbies will stage a one hour protest strike across the region on Wednesday July 1st The drivers agreed that they were fed up with the operation of pirate companies across the Costa Blanca, as well the increased proliferation of Uber-style on-line carsharing sites. Meanwhile at Alicante-Elche airport, the local drivers claim that pirate operators are continuing to flout the rules, though they did concede that revenues have gone up by around ten per cent over the last year.

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BIN THERE, PARK ATTACK DONE THAT A 61 year old British resident of Los Montesinos was kicked in the face after he was knocked over from behind, early last Sunday morning. It’s the latest in a number of recent assaults in the area, mainly on the La Herrada urbanisation, with the attack happening on the

BEACH DEATH

Fellow bathers could do nothing to stop a man dying on Tuesday morning at Los Narejos beach, Los Alcazares. The swimmer

Orihuela is to increase the number of coloured waste bins across the municipality in a bid to double the amount of money it was pulled unconscious out makes yearly from recycling of the water by several peo- each year. The new 300 ple but emergency services euro annual target is an were unable to revive the man.

FISHY TALE

Seven bluefin tuna fish were seized by the Guardia Civil, when they boarded an Almeria-based boat off the San Pedro del Pinatar coast. The fisherman exceeded his quota by over seven times of

what is a protected species and where only such tuna can be caught per day during restricted seasons. The man has been suspended from fishing and faces a range of fines.

FAKE RAID

The National Police in Benidorm has swooped on six Indian nationals who were selling fake branded goods in stores in the resort. All of the arrested

were managers of individual outlets with over four thousand items being seized including sports kits, batteries, mobile phones, and audio equipment.

The Vega Baja region's signature vegetable, the artichoke, has seen big financial returns for local growers according to recently released figures. Over 23 thousand tons

were grown in the area during the season, with prices up by a third, as two thirds of the product is supplied to vegetable canners, and the rest is sold by market traders.

ARTICHOKE RISES

attempt to get the area meeting EU standards, and will see 61 new containers (some of which have arrived at the council depot) being brought into service over the next few months, at a cost of 600 euro each.

GETTING BETTER

Spain’s economic recovery is gathering speed according to the International Monetary Fund, but the body has called for an overhaul of employment contracts, a rise in VAT and the introduction of healthcare co-payments. Favourable conditions such as lower oil prices, the depreciation of the euro and a “supportive monetary policy” towards Spain by the European Central Bank, have helped Spain on the road to recovery, the IMF said. They warned that further neces-

GOODNIGHT VIENNA

Alicante-Elche airport is offering the first chance in six years to fly to the home of the Strauss family, with the launch of a new route the Austrian capital, Vienna.

The weekly Saturday service will run until the end of the summer season and is being operated by Air Berlin's Austrian subsidiary, Niki.

Tenders have been advertised for expanding Torrevieja's Town Hall. Two buildings to the left of the council headquarters will be demolished, with

the extension built on the site, in a tender that has been advertised at 450 thousand euro and will take up to eight months to execute.

The mother of Real Madrid star, Cristiano Ronaldo, was caught flouting the law carrying 55 thousand euro in her hand luggage as she tried to leave Spain. State laws on money laundering dictate that 10 thousand euro is the maximum that can be taken out of Spain undeclared in one go. Dolores Aveiro, 60, had not filled in the declaration forms for her cargo and was held by civil guards while the money was confiscated in Madrid airport last month. She then flew to Portugal carrying 10 thou-

sand euro, and to reclaim the rest of her money, Aveiro will have to pay a fine of at least 600 euro, which is like loose copper for her millionaire son.

BIGGER HQ

sary reforms might not happen because Mariano Rajoy’s PP government is fighting to get re-elected this autumn.

TEST CON UNMASKED

The National Police have called time on a Murcia region gang that charged up to two thousand euro for foreigners to pass their theoretical driving tests in the area. 15 people have been arrested as a sophisticated operation was smashed which saw the fraudsters advertise in mainly Chinese shops around the Murcia region offering guaranteed passes to the written test with no knowledge of the Spanish language needed. The gang used radio links and microphones to dictate the answers to candidates sitting the test papers via a

Park of Nations at 12.30am. The Guardia Civil is investigating the incident which saw the victim, who was walking his dog, lose a number of his teeth and suffer facial bruising, though nothing was stolen from him, with up to four assailants apparently involved.

hidden earpiece. They also used stand-in’s for candidates who appeared to look the same as those in their identity photos, as well as forging non-Spanish licenses and other documents. Authorities were alerted to what was going on last summer when a Pakistani candidate was found to have audio equipment on him when he was sitting a paper. The gang had an international flavour about them with Guinea, Pakistan, China, Morocco, Ecuador, Venezuela, and Ghana all represented in the elaborate scam.

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IN THE PINK

Playa Flamenca on the Orihuela Costa went all pink last Sunday with more than 500 walkers taking part in the annual Walk for Life in aid of Maria and the Pink Ladies and the AECC cancer charity. The sunny

weather was in stark contrast to last year’s rain, and made the perfect setting for the fifth staging of the event, which saw Maria Wilson leading the way around the five kilometre route, pushed in a wheelchair by her hus-

band Carl, followed by the sponsored walkers. Live entertainment was provided at the promenade all the day, with the final total raised still to be announced.

BALL BREAKER

A bullfighter had a contest to remember last Sunday after he was gored in the testicles in front of thousands of spectators in Madrid. Marco Galan was performing in the Feria de San Isidro in Spain’s largest bullring, the Plaza de Toros de Las Ventas. Footage showed him running up to the bull and thrusting two spears into its back before it reared its head, catching him on its horns and throwing him to the ground. The left horn punctured his groin before the right went through his jacket and he was dragged along the ground by the animal, which had started to bleed heavily. Galan was filmed

walking out of the ring as other fighters ran in to distract the bull. He was left with a “bull horn wound in the scrotum which caused bruising and evisceration of the left testicle”, El Mundo

reported. The newspaper said Mr Galan underwent surgery at the bullring before being transferred to hospital. The bull paid the penalty though by being eventually killed.

BRING ME SUNSHINE

A Spanish woman has filed a lawsuit against eBay for the right to sell the Sun, and that's the star, rather than the newspaper. Ángeles Durán from Galicia is claiming 10 thousand

euro from the on-line auction site, after it blocked her attempts to sell bits of the Sun on eBay's Spanish and Italian sites. According to Durán, eBay blocked the sale on the

grounds that the Sun "is not tangible and can't be sold." She insisted: "It is a real product." She's now taken the matter to a court in Madrid where the first hearing will take place next week! Durán's claim surrounds the fact that five years ago she got a document from a notary stating she was indeed "owner of the Sun, type G2 star, which lies at the centre of the solar system, at an average distance from the Earth of 149,600,000 kilometres." She claims all of the proceeds from her Sun sales will go to “a child with mobility difficulties and other charitable ends."

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INFECTION SPREADS

UNHAPPY SNAPPER

CLEAN UP TIME

Boozy British tourists are being warned to think twice before stripping off naked in the Mallorcan resort of Magaluf as they could be fined up to 700 euro. Officials on the island have brought in new laws this week to clean up its image as a wild party town for stag and hen dos and tanked-up teens. Anyone found committing alcohol-fuelled rowdy acts like balcony hopping, urinating in public and skinny-dipping can be given an on the spot fine. Tourism bosses will also beef up CCTV and

police patrols, ban drinking in the street between 10pm and 8am and stop shops from selling booze after midnight. People found urinating in the street and being naked in public could be made to pay a fine of 750 euro, and this could rise to 3,000 euro for more serious offences such as violence and criminal damage. Plans to clean-up the resort were sparked by an outcry following a variety of incidents involving rowdy young British tourists visiting the resort.

Eight children have tested positive in carrying diphtheria bacteria after coming into contact with a six-year-old boy who last month became the first recorded case in Spain for 29 years. The new carriers had all had contact with the boy at school, but Catalunya’s health ministry said that none of them had developed the disease. The six-year-old from the Girona area is still being treated for diphtheria in a Barcelona hospital after first showing symptoms on May 25th. His condition is described by authorities as “serious but stable”, though reports suggest that his being kept alive on three heart and lung machines, as well as suffering kidney fail-

A man got a shock last week after a brown bear attacked him while he was taking photos along a hiking trail by a Cantabrian mounure. His parents admitted tain. The 35-year-old, from last week that they "feel ter- Villaescusa, was happily takrible guilt" for not vaccinat- ing pictures along a popular ing their child and said they between his hometown and felt hoodwinked by the anti- Izara when he saw movevaccination movement that ment in the bushes. convinced them not to Thinking it must be some immunize their son. kind of animal, he prepared Diphtheria is an infectious disease caused by the bacterium corynebacterium diphtheriae that usually affects young children and the elderly. It is spread through the respiratory tract via coughing and sneezing and has a mortality rate of King Felipe VI presided one in ten. The childhood ill- over his first Armed Forces ness was eradicated in Day as reigning monarch Spain almost 30 years ago last Saturday, leading up a thanks to routine vaccina- sombre half-hour march and tion programmes, the last demonstration in the centre case being reported in of Madrid. Troops in uniform 1986.

his camera to take a picture when he saw it was an adult bear coming after him. The man tried to shield himself as the bear attacked him and tore up the man's arm with its claws. The bear then ran back into the bushes. Another man from Villaescusa found the injured man trying to return home and helped him get to emergency services.

FALLEN REMEMBERED converged on the Plaza de la Lealtad, where King Felipe and Queen Letizia placed a wreath in memory of all those who lost their lives serving their country in the forces.

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DAVE SILVER I gave up smoking just like that. One day I simply looked at my dissipated reflection in the bathroom mirror and told it: 'No more cigarettes!' 'Wow!' said Fag Ash Bill outside the pub the other evening as I recited my story. 'I do admire your resolve, Dave.' I shook my head. 'Let me finish my tale, Bill. Yeah, I WAS proud of myself until my bedroom alarm clock woke me up and it slowly and horribly dawned on me that I'd dreamed the whole damned giving-up-the-fags episode. Yes, my friend, I was still a smoker. 'It had all been so real, Bill,' I went on. 'I really thought I'd packed in the weed and I felt so happy. Even Mrs S was smiling at me in my dream.' I was still shaking my head in disappointment and Fag Ash Bill started to shake his head, too, in sympathy. So there we stood, two figures on the pavement, both shaking our heads. 'Are you two auditioning for Britain's Got Talent?' chuckled Fearful Phil as he passed us on his way into the pub. 'What have you come as? A new dance duo called The Headbangers?' 'Take no notice of him, Dave,' said Fag Ash Bill. 'Fearful Phil has no idea of the anguish and torment involved in fighting an addiction. I figure that guy hasn't got the intelligence to be emotional.' He placed a comforting arm around my shoulders. 'Look at me! Look at me!' he commanded, triggering a thought in my head that I'd forgotten to record that

day's Jeremy Kyle Show. 'Sometimes,' said Fag Ash Bill, 'the hidden psyche kick-starts one's resolve to terminate a particular vice. That would explain your bathroom mirror dream. 'I could certainly help you in that respect, Dave,' he went on. 'It would require several consultations but let me assure you that with my expert proficiency and proficient expertise I could rid you and anyone else of their tobacco addiction for good.' I thought this over for a while. 'But Bill,' I eventually pointed out, 'You are neither a psychiatrist nor a hypnotherapist by profession. You are a painter and decorator.' Fag Ash Bill sniffed. 'Yeah, well,' he said, obviously disappointed with my reaction. 'I was only trying to help.' He removed his comforting arm from around my shoulders just as I placed

MY comforting arm around HIS shoulders. 'Are you two auditioning for Britain's Got Talent?' chuckled Indoor Lou as he passed us on his way into the pub. 'What have you come as? A Russian dance troupe?' 'Take no notice of him, Bill,' I said. 'I'm afraid Indoor Lou has the same twisted sense of humour as Fearful Phil.' I watched Fag Ash Bill light up his umpteenth cigarette since we'd started chatting on the pavement and commented: 'Bill, if you are indeed an expert in curing addiction, how come you've smoked like the proverbial chimney ever since I've known you? 'I mean, it's not so much "Physician heal thyself" as "Painter and decorator renovate yourself."' 'Ah!' said Bill, cheering up again. 'That is because I am neither tortured nor even

mildly stressed by my habit. I find smoking therapeutic and would never -- excuse the expression -- dream of giving it up, whether or not I was standing in front of a mirror.' I shrugged. 'Well, each to his own, Bill. Anyway, I'm going into the pub now. Pity you can't join me what with the indoor smoking ban.' We shook hands and parted but Fag Ash Bill suddenly called out: 'Hang on a second, Dave. Why do you never come outside and smoke a cigarette with me?' 'Because I no longer touch tobacco,' I replied. 'Since when?' asked Bill. 'Since July 1st, 2007. I gave up when the smoking ban came in.' 'So how come you had that dream that you've just told me about?' 'Oh, I had the dream back in 1997.' 'So, Dave, why have you never mentioned it to me

before tonight?' 'Because, Bill, you're not allowed in the pub anymore and thus we rarely get to chat together. However, I still regard you as one of my finest friends.' Fag Ash Bill scratched his head. 'This conversation is becoming surreal,' he muttered. And he lit up two cigarettes to compensate. As I approached the bar, I could hear the regulars in deep discussion. 'I telling you, I'm correct,' Indoor Lou was insisting. 'And I say it can't be done,' Fearful Phil declared. 'What's going on, fellas?' I greeted my pub mates. 'Shhh,' said Daft Barry, raising a finger to his lips. 'We don't want Dave the barman to hear what we're saying. Indoor Lou says that to turn a 2p piece into a 10p piece, all you have to do is cover it in silver foil. 'But Fearful Phil says that once the coin is handled by

the gullible recipient, the silver foil will peel off. Whoever is right, we still need enough coins to raise the price of a round.' I scratched my chin. 'Well, when I was at school we would sneak into the chemistry lab and coat the old penny pieces with Milton's Reagent. The chemical reaction would turn the bronze coins into silver halfcrowns.' 'Wow!' my fellow pubsters chorused. 'And where would we get this Milton's stuff from, Dave?' I scratched my chin again. 'Haven't a clue,' I said. 'Maybe we'd better just settle for visiting the sweet shop and purchasing enough chocolate bars to provide us with sufficient silver paper to wrap several layers around our small change and tap washers.' 'I'll go,' volunteered Daft Barry and then added as an afterthought: 'But I'll still need money to buy the chocolate bars.' There was a silence before the oldest member of our group, Ol' Red Eyes stirred into semi-wakefulness on the floor, opened one peeper and croaked: 'Idiots! We have NO money! That's the whole flaming point!' Ol' Red Eyes licked his dry lips. 'We're all doomed to death by dehydration,' he announced before sinking back into restless hibernation. I thought about the absent Fag Ash Bill, pacing alone on the pavement under a cloud of cigarette smoke, and mused: 'The poor guy. He doesn't know what grown-up fun he's missing in here.'

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VOODOO CON

The National Police have broken up a ring of human traffickers who used juju voodoo and animal sacrifices to coerce women into prostitution. Officers rescued four victims and arrested six members of the organization who sexually exploited the women. Traffickers reportedly promised the Nigerian nationals jobs in Spain, only to force them into prostitution once they brought them to places such as Palma de Mallorca in the Balearics. The traffickers had put the women through a juju voodoo ritual that used the victims' finger nails or pubic hair and

involved animal sacrifice in front of idols in a temple in order to "guarantee that the women complied with everything they demanded, under threat of death to them and their families". Juju is a practice originating in West Africa, often characterized by amulets and spells. It has commonly been used to drive Nigerian women into sex

trafficking in places like Italy and the United Kingdom by exploiting the women's fears of the powerful 'magic'. The women in Spain were also coerced into assuming a debt of up to 50 thousand euros pledging subservience to the group's madam and the pimps. The National Police began the investigation into the network in February after finding a

woman of sub-Saharan origin who appeared to be a victim of trafficking who then confirmed their suspicions. All traffickers from the group who were in Spain have been arrested and charged with human trafficking for sexual exploitation, membership in a criminal organization, forced prostitution or pimping and crimes against the rights of foreigners.

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gutsy 60-year-old lady threw caution to the wind as she raised more nearly 600 euro for the Rojales-based Easy Horse Care Rescue Centre after jumping from a plane in the UK. Elaine Sissons, who lives in Britain but has a Costa Blanca holiday home, is a volunteer at the centre’s La Zenia charity shop. Elaine said a parachute jump had long been on her “bucket list” and she decided to finally bite the

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REACHING OUT

FLYING LIKE A BIRD bullet to celebrate her 60th birthday! Rescue centre co-founder Sue Weeding thanked Elaine for dedicating her jump to helping abused and neglected horses in Spain, raising 571 euro. “We just think it’s lovely that British residents who have holiday homes here in Spain are willing to support us, both by volunteering at our shops and by fundraising,” Sue said.

MUSICAL GREATS

greatest hits of Rodgers and Hammerstein will hit the stage at the end of the month at the La Zenia’s Orihuela Costa Resort, courtesy of Melody Makers International and the Cantemos! Youth Choir. Musical director Nigel Hopkins is promising a real treat as the choirs will be raising money for the AECC cancer charity via Maria and the Pink Ladies. There’ll be two “Some Enchanted Evening” concerts on Saturday June 27th, at 2.00pm and 8.00pm. Tickets are on sale from La Ponderosa gift shop at La Zenia, as well as The Card Place at both Punta Prima and Benimar; Johnsons Supermarket at the Citrus Centre; and Bargain Books in C/Ramon Gallud, Torrevieja.

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homeless charity, Reach Out, got a 600 euro boost recently thanks to the annual fun day staged at Playa Flamenca’s beach side. Event organiser Eddie Coleman is pictured presenting Reach Out President, Karolina Leonard,

with the cheque, whilst an extra 250 euro was given to Karolina for the mother and baby home which is also in Torrevieja. Additionally, a raffle with the first prize of a food hamper, was won by Christine Nickel, who donated the basket to Reach Out.

GUARDIA QUIZ

A FINAL FLOURISH T

he Rascals finished off their latest show season on a high with their final performance of Both Sides of the Pond at Torrevieja’s Virgen del Carmen theatre, where they donated 1,100 euro to the Alzheimer’s Association, as well as a 300 euro-plus donation collection for the Nepal disaster fund. The Rascals is a group who raise

money for local causes by doing variety shows, and new members are also wanted to help on or backstage. A coffee morning is held every Thursday morning at 11.00 am at Sacko’s Bar in the El Limonar area of Torrevieja for members to get together and socialise. More details on the website, www.therascals.org

he Guardia Civil will be along at the next monthly meeting of the Help at Home Mar Menor Chatters Group, but don’t worry… nobody has broken the law! Guardia representatives will be telling Expats how to enjoy life in Spain safely and

legally, and will be taking questions as well to dispel some of the traditional rumours and misinformation. The meeting starts this Wednesday June 17th at 10.30am at The Pasty Shack in the Mercadona Precinct, Los Alcazares.

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PETER SINGH

We as a charity get hundreds of requests every day to take in abused and abandoned animals. When we do agree to take a certain animal, within a few hours, that dog or cat is quickly forgotten about by most of the public and it is then left up to us to pick up the pieces and pay for huge medical bills that we were not expecting, which has happened with many of the dogs we have recently rescued. One dog, we were asked if they could stay with us for a few weeks, while transport was sorted to England. When the dog arrived with us, she needed 250 euro worth of medical treatment and medication! That simply is not right, when people are not honest from the start. Different rescue centres have different capacities. Our capacity is not huge, because we take in severely absurd animals who need extensive rehabilitation. We are currently 25 animals over our capacity and people are still trying to push more our way. People just think that we can keep taking in more animals, while our re-homing record is shocking. Yes, we get loads of likes and shares on Facebook, but rarely, very rarely does it result in one of our dogs being rehomed. One of our dogs in particular has been viewed and shared together, almost

6,000 times and we still have not had a single enquiry. Our monthly expenditure is now 4,000 euro and to find that figure each month is hugely demanding, as well as looking after 45 animals! What really annoys me is that some people just presume that we will automatically take in any animal. Yes, we would love to, but our capacity is not huge. A capacity is there to be adhered to for many reasons including safety. Take football, as an example. West Ham’s capacity is 34,000, but if they started allowing 45,000 in the ground, this would cause a

massive problem, as well as safety implications. I remember a TV documentary two years ago about London’s soaring population. The commentator made a great point as he said- “If you put two rats in a box, all is well, but if you fill that box with 20 rats, they will attack each other and many social problems will occur”. That is so true. We currently have so many dogs, that attacks have happened in the last few months and the reason for these fights is simply because there are too many here. We get the most desperate appeals for dogs that have been through sheer

hell and that is putting it mildly. I am talking about dogs who have been burnt, have had parts of their bodies sawed off for fun and dogs who have been sexually abused by wicked and warped human beings. Try saying “No” when one of those dogs are offered to you to rescue. I make no bones about the fact that rescuing animals is the hardest job we have ever gone into. Not because of the duties involved, but because of the strange members of the public who will simply attack you for rescuing abused animals, while they sit on their bums and do nothing. I

still cannot work that one out, but yes, it is true! In the past I have replied and fought back at these attacks, but will no longer do so, as it is simply pointless. You will never win against such warped, cruel and twisted people, so it is best to simply ignore and carry on the good work that we are doing. We have tremendous supporters out there and you know who you are, but we also have a massive struggle in getting awareness and support for the crucial work we undertake. Our life is engrossed in rescue, from the moment we wake, until we sleep. We have not

watched a TV show in peace now for three years, such is the work demand. Many people say to me, “It’s your choice, you chose to rescue animals”. That is very true. I do respect and appreciate that view, but if you were one of those animals who had just been raped by a human or battered, wouldn’t you, with your big brown eyes, give a desperate plea to a human that just says, “HELP ME”? And if you did, what would you want that human to reply? www.thedogyouneed.com is a registered charity, where we rehabilitate the most severely abused animals. Our charity registration number is 1157175. If you would be kind enough to donate anything to this special cause you can do by Paypal, where the account details are peter@thedogyouneed.com or to our Nat West charity account, where the sort code is 60-16-03 and the account number is 73754900. Anyone wanting to pay into the Spanish account, can do, where the details are The Spanish account is Cajamurcia bank. Account number 9007006467. IBAN - ES42 0487 0485 7290 0700 6467. BIC - GBMNESMMXXX. When donating via Paypal, can you please choose the option, personal payment or gift. Thank you sincerely.

PETS CORNER: CAN YOU TAKE IN A HOMELESS DOG OR CAT? ELSA

RICK

SHEEBA Sheeba is a very loving gentle dog for her size and is very well behaved as well as being great with other dogs. She would make a wonderful addition to any home and is very relaxed. For more about Sheeba call PEPA on 650 304 746 or email p.e.p.a.animalcharity@gmail.com

Rick was found, at seven weeks old, down a rabbit hole with his little sister and sadly another sibling that had died. They were very timid, thin and dehydrated, but Rick is now a happy and healthy five month old Greyhound cross puppy who is growing each day into a very handsome boy who loves to play with his squeaky toys. If you could give Rick the home he deserves, please call the kennels on 966 710 047 or email info@satanimalrescue.com

DINO Dino is around 18 months old and had been living on the streets for a fortnight until he was finally caught. He is a Podenco cross and has been in a foster home for over two months and is great with other dogs. phone 645 469 253. www.petsinspain.com

Elsa is a beautiful seven month old pup that is well behaved and a happy loving girl, who even enjoys a cup of tea! She is fantastic with all other dogs as well as cats. For more about Elsa please call PEPA on 650 304 746 send an email to p.e.p.a.animalcharity@gmail.com

DUKE Duke is one year old and very friendly with humans and dogs alike. He’s ready for his forever home. For more on Duke, please call today on

600 845 420 or visit our website at www.k9club.es

HOLLY Holly and her three brothers were found in a cardboard box in a terrible state. Now they are happy, healthy puppies who are ready for a new home. They will be quite large when fully grown, but will be wonderful family dogs. please call 630 422 563.

Friday 12th June 2015

NEED MORE INCOME? TALK TO US TODAY ABOUT MONTHLY RETURN INVESTMENTS In retirement, income is more precious than when you were working. This is because once paid work stops, you have less opportunity to make good any losses.

Mark Harrison Partner AES International

It can be tempting to put all your money into savings accounts, which feel reasonably safe. But while this strategy might generate enough income to meet your retirement budgeting needs today, you could be locking yourself into falling living standards later on. Inflation is the worry for all expats taking income from their savings. Even if inflation was just 2% a year, an income of £100 a week today, would need to rise to £102 next year, £122 after 10 years and £149 after 20 years for you to maintain the same standard of living that you have today. There's not much chance of that if you are living off the interest from a savings account.

Other ways to grow your income To protect against inflation, advisers have typically recommended that you invest part of your money in other assets, such as gilts, corporate bonds, fixed interest securities and also equities (shares), to build in the opportunity for your income and capital to grow as the years go by. For example, you might consider investment funds aiming to provide high income by invest-

ing in well-established companies that pay out dividends. The Barclays UK Equity Income Fund has provided an average annual return of more than 8% per annum over the last 5 years. Investing in property funds has also traditionally been seen as a source of stable and growing income (underpinned by the rents paid for shops, offices and industrial units) and potential for growth. With both equities and property you are accepting extra capital risk - the risk that the value of your investment might fall - for the chance of a higher return. However, the markets for all investments have been turbulent since the 2008 global financial crisis. A range of 'structured products' aims to chart a middle course, offering you some of the growth of equities while protecting you to some extent from capital losses. These products are a mixed bag. Some use complex financial arrangements to provide their guarantees and it is important that your adviser selects the correct product for your needs. With any financial product, your adviser should check very carefully that you understand how it works, the risks involved and what you are paying. If you want further advice on investing some of your money for income then please contact me at mark.harrison@aesinternational.com or phone the office on 965 704 338.

Friday 12th June 2015

About

Life TONY MAYES

The sudden death of 55 year old ex-Lib Dem leader Charles Kennedy due to a haemorrhage brought on by alcoholism should be a wake-up call to us all. It demonstrates just how damaging to the body alcohol is and it's no doubt that if people reduced their intake by a few glasses a week, they not only could they lengthen their lives and improve the quality of their lives, but the NHS would have millions of more pounds to spend on people who are not suffering self-inflicted injuries. If you eliminated all the costs involved in treating people with all their self-inflicted obsessions – like drinking and smoking- the NHS would be rolling in cash (to say nothing of the improvement to people´s quality of life). TV flashbacks highlighting Charles Kennedy´s life showed how gifted in plain common sense he was. He was also a great orator and had a sharp wit too, like when he appeared on TV shows like Have I Got News For You. But perhaps his greatest claim to fame was his total opposition to the Iraq war, pointing out that Iraq's possession of weapons of mass destruction was not proved (It’s a shame that Parliament and the US chose to believe the rantings of Bush and Tony Blair, both men puffed up with religious fervour and claiming God was on their side). Well, look at the results - no weapons of mass destruction and instead, the removal of a regime, giving birth to something far worse, more religious extremism in the shape of the Islamic State. But back to Charles Kennedy. Yes, he drank too much, but his political opponents should never have used it in the way they did to

BEWARE OF NATIONALISM

effectively destroy him. The SNP need to look long and hard at themselves, their tactics, their motives and what they are actually doing to Scotland. They bombarded Kennedy with hate messages on social media sites, verbally abused him, even upturning rubbish bins and strewing litter all over his garden. All this must have been appalling for an already vulnerable man. This is not the sort of behaviour you expect from a civilised society – it’s the sort of nonsense you get when sufficient numbers of people become obsessed with a cause. It happened in Germany and eventually led to WW2, and what´s more worrying, it´s happening in Russia today spurred on by nationalist rhetoric from Putin. Nationalism is a powerful tool for good in the right hands, and a total destroyer if it gets out of hand. Politicians are well known to slant facts to suit themselves, and religious leaders are also adept at the same thing. Put the two together and you've got the recipe for

a huge cocktail of half-truths. Tony Blair's Faith Foundation contains an article examining the rise of the Islamic State but makes scant reference to Britain's involvement including that Iraq war again! The background piece gives an indepth analysis of the emergence of the IS terror group from its roots in 2002 – a year before the invasion – to its current stranglehold over vast swathes of Iraq and Syria. But it makes little mention of the role the US and British operation played, referring only to 'Iraq's descent into chaos between 2003 and 2007'. The invasion of Iraq and the ousting of Saddam Hussein is widely regarded as the catalyst for the rise of sectarian extremism in Iraq. It was also reported that a US prison camp in Iraq effectively created the terror group because jihadists were housed in the same vicinity with free time to devise their terror plans. Blair has a lot to answer for in the mess created in the Middle East and society needs to understand

and learn the lessons, and we don't need people with political or religious motives to try to re-write history. The NSPCC is drawing attention to an appalling video on Facebook. It showed a "terrified, sobbing baby" being dunked repeatedly in a bucket of water. She was twisted by her arms and held upside down from her legs as she was picked up and partly submerged in the water dozens of times. This is a new "craze" of baby yoga - but the NSPCC says it is nothing less than child abuse and wants the Government to step in with far greater control of the content on social media sites. I cannot agree more. I belong to one site and am appalled at the drivel which gets posted on it by people. I cannot think of anything more boring than sitting in front of a computer putting every aspect of their lives for people to read. Are people so vain that they believe others want to know that they've had a walk along the beach; where they've gone for lunch or dinner and who

with or whether they've had a hard day at the office? But that's just boring crap from people who haven't got much going in their lives. It's a whole lot worse when hate messages are posted. People have learned down the centuries to control themselves most of the time in public - until drink or drugs loosen their tongues. But when those same outwardly controlled people get behind a computer in the privacy of their homes or behind the wheel of a car where they feel they are 'safe', the true then comes out. I've received the most appalling e-mails from people who appear so meek and mild and would never say boo to a goose in public. It just demonstrates to me that we may act as though we are civilised, but the primitive animal lurks just below the surface, itching to get out in front of a computer screen. There’s an interesting State versus Church clash happening in France over euthanasia. Normally I´m condemning the European Court of Human Rights for blocking the British government from deporting foreign criminals, saying they should have the right to a family life where they are living. But now I am applauding them for upholding a court verdict to allow a 40-year-old man who has been in a coma for seven years following a motorcycle accident, to be taken off life support. The case was taken to Europe last year after France's highest court had ruled in favour of ending his life support. It sparked fierce debate in France where euthanasia is illegal, although doctors can withdraw care. His wife and some of his brothers and sisters had agreed with the

recommendation that his life be ended as there was no hope of recovery. But Mr Lambert's parents - devout Roman Catholics - and his other siblings argued that his life was not over and that he simply needed better care. Here´s another clash with religion I hope will soon be resolved, as people should have the right to choose to die with dignity. I couldn´t possibly let my column go without some reference to FIFA, corruption and the appalling damage the revelations have done to world of football. Power (and money) corrupts, absolute power corrupts absolutely. How true that is! Whether it´s top flight football, big business, or international politics, money will be used as leverage. But it's sickening that corruption adds 10% on global prices and the poorest nations and the people living in them get hurt the hardest by it. In Europe, Romania has topped a league table of EU fraud investigations, with a quarter of the cases coming from there. The top four countries were all Eastern European, with Romania followed by Hungary, Bulgaria and the Czech Republic, whilst Britain came bottom of the list. The EU fraud watchdog has now called on the EU to try and recover more than 900 million euro of taxpayers' money lost from its budget to suspected fraud last year, which is double the figure of the previous year. It just shows, the bigger the organisation, the larger the number of crooks there are likely to be in it. How you stop it heaven knows, but one thing is for sure - we would all be a lot better off without it. And Britain would be a lot better off if it wasn´t importing fraudsters from Eastern Europe via the EU!!

ISSUE 2 - 12TH JUNE 2015

Motoring + from The Courier

Friday 12th June 2015

The Secrets of the Radar Speed Traps Technical specs of the equipment used to catch speeders Speed is one of the main contributing factors to road traffic incidents and fatalities, with 8 out of 10 deaths attributed to speed; it is something that every single driver can do something about thus reducing the risk for all. However, as the need for speed intensifies, as cars get faster and the ride is smoother, traffic police still have a major task ahead of them when it comes to enforcing the law. In Spain, the DGT currently use radars, microwave, laser, fixed distance segments and airborne speed detectors. The Multanova 6F is an example of a microwave radar which sends a beam to the vehicle which then bounces back to the receiver. The variation of the wavelength then allows the processor to calculate the vehicle´s speed and, when the speed is above the programmed threshold, it automatically takes a picture which it sends to the DGT headquarters for processing. These microwave radars can be in fixed locations, such as at the roadside, are fitted to a number of traffic law enforcement vehicles, and are available as mobile units. You might sometimes

>> MultaRadar CD, installed in 50 brand new Citroen Picasso cars see telltale signs of these units on Guardia Civil cars, where there is a protrusion from the front of the vehicle that looks a little like a cone. These units are sometimes fitted to camouflaged cars and can communicate the captured information to officers are a roadblock or checkpoint instantly. A similar device which is available in fixed and mobile formats is the Autovelox 105, one of the easiest devices to carry and set up and can operate from vehicles, the side of the road, or mounted on street fixtures.

They can also be installed in permanent casings. The Autovelox 105 is capable of measuring the speed of vehicles, as well as the distance between vehicles, and their length and width, thus allowing it to monitor cars and trucks from independent databases. Typically, the device has two main elements; one part emits two parallel laser beams across the road, from the unit, which are spaced at 40 centimetres apart. A vehicle passing the unit first breaks the first

beam and then the second, that allows the unit to calculate the speed as the beams are at a fixed distance. As a double check, the unit also calculates when the two beams are recovered; working out the time between both beams being restored once again. The unit and calculation can calculate within a 1% margin of error. Once satisfied that the vehicle has travelled beyond the permitted speed for the road, the second element then takes over and takes two photographs the offending vehicle from

behind, which can take place at night, given the built in flash. The photographs can either be taken manually or automatically by the system. This type of unit typically only takes the picture from the rear of the vehicle, as the offending car must have activated the sensors in order to qualify for a sanction. Whereas the equipment fitted to vehicles does become easier to spot with the trained eye, the latest radars being used by the Guardia Civil are virtually impossible to spot. In the new MultaRadar CD, the cone shape previously on display has been replaced by a large rectangle, similar in size to the vehicle´s number plate, which has currently been installed in 50 brand new vehicles. The fixed distance segment cameras record the data identifying vehicles into and out of a controlled stretch and the exact time they enter and leave. Subsequently, a processor calculates the average speed at which the vehicle has travelled through the controlled area, and if the limit has been exceeded it sends the data and photographs to the DGT for processing. Although these devices

are set up in a number of open locations around the country, one of the favourite places to find them is on tunnels, where the data is recorded on both the entrance and the exit. The last type of radar used by law enforcers is the eye in the sky. Pegasus radar equipment is installed on brightly coloured blue and yellow helicopters. The WESCAM MX-15 works by taking three shots of the speed of a vehicle relative to the GPS position and speed of the aircraft. With these three measures the average speed of the three shots taken at intervals of one second is calculated. There is a tolerance threshold, or margin for error when it comes to being caught speeding, which is 7 kilometres per hour when the vehicle speed is less than 100 km / h, and 7% when the vehicle speed is over 100 km / h. All radars, fixed and mobile, apply this tolerance, except those operating on board aircraft. Similarly, in the interest of improving road safety, acting as a deterrent, the DGT already publishes the locations of fixed cameras on its website, and has started to publish the locations of mobile and temporary speed traps.

Welcome to Motoring Plus IN CONJUCTION WITH N332.ES

Welcome indeed to the second issue of Motoring Plus, or Motoring+ to use the funkier name, part of The Courier newspaper and in conjunction with the N332 traffic safety project. It has been an interesting week in the news, with a lot of different incidents making the headlines. Last weekend was quite bleak on the roads with numerous fatalities and crashing involving just about every type of vehicle, from buses to trucks, cars, motorbikes and cycles and

even pedestrians, and it goes to show that no matter how safe we might think we are on the roads, there is always a risk factor that could well be outside of our own control. That said, there are also the three main contributing factors to traffic incidents that can also be well within our control, distractions, alcohol and drugs and speed. Earlier this week a car crashed on the N-332 near Torrevieja and the drunk driver fled on foot. Thanks to

the vigilance of neighbour who saw what had happened the driver was tracked down and arrested, having failed a breath test. On the same night, a cyclist was also stopped by traffic police after they saw him cycling dangerously in the middle of the road. Under Spanish traffic law a bicycle which is being ridden is classed as a vehicle and so the rider is expected to comply with all relevant traffic laws, such as not using a mobile phone, not wearing headphones and a Bluetooth headset, and, not consuming excessive alcohol. A breathalyzer test was conducted twice which revealed 0.96 and 0.92 mg/l of expelled air, when the maximum limit is 0.25 mg/l. This is the first time that recent changes to the law have had to be applied to a cyclist. If you are over the limit then the fine is 500 euro, but when you are over 0.50 mg/l in the breathalyzer test, as was the case in this incident, it is treated as a more serious offence and you are subject to a fine of 1,000 euro, and the loss of points from your license. If the driver was over 0.60 mg/l incidentally, then it would have

resulted in arrest and would be dealt with as a criminal offence, but this applies to vehicles with an engine. As a cyclist is not required to hold a license, the points are not deducted but the fine is still applied. There is a 50% reduction in the event of prompt payment. Speed is another contributing factor in road traffic incidents and so this week we have focussed on speed and explained the speed limits on Spanish roads. We have also brought you an exclusive insight into some of the equipment used to catch speeding motorists. We will be back in two weeks with our now regular fortnightly pull-out. If you have any questions you can send them to us by email at traffic@thecourier.es, and we will forward your questions to the group who will then be able to collate answers or articles for the most important ones to be printed here. You can visit the Facebook page by searching for “N332”, where you will be able to interact with the Guardia Civil officers direct, or you can visit the website, n332.es, to read through the wealth of articles already published.

Motoring + from The Courier

Friday 12th June 2015

Motoring + from The Courier

Speed Limits Excessive or inappropriate speed is one of the three main contributing factors to road traffic collisions. In fact, in Spain, it is statistically as decisive risk factor in over 25% of all traffic incidents. The risk factor increases along with the speed, which is further amplified by other factors such as the weather, driver inexperience or alcohol, subsequently increasing the risk further. Roads are designed based on a number of different factors, and the maximum permitted speed decided on those characteristics. Sometime, it may not appear obvious as to why a reduction in the speed of a road may be required, but there is always a reason for this, and so the speed limit must be respected. It is also important to remember that the speed limit indicates the maximum permitted speed during optimum conditions. It should never be treated as a target, but you vehicle´s speed should be adapted to reduce the risks to both yourself and other road users. The maximum permitted speed on a road is indicated by means of a circular sign with a red border and the numbers in black the centre. This is a mandatory speed

limit sign, known as R-301. There is also a minimum required speed sign, the R411, which is a blue circle with numbers in white in the centre. A minimum speed is a requirement on a number of roads, and so if your vehicle is incapable of reaching those speeds, you will not be allowed on them. The third signs relating to speed are the S-7 and S-9, which is an advisory maximum speed limit sign. It is a blue square with white numbers printed in the centre and denotes the maximum speed which your vehicle should travel on through the stretch in question. The sign is advisory and not mandatory, but if road planners believe it important enough to warn drivers, then heeding their advice is always the best course of action. These signs can also appear in conjunction with other information, such as denoting the minimum or maximum speed in a particular lane, such as the S-50. There are also signs which denote the end of restrictions, but we will deal with those another time. We have to remember though that the signs are not the only indicator to what we call “appropriate speed”. We must take into account all

other factors such as the weather, flow of traffic, obstacles in the road, other road users and more. For example, on rainy days more incidents often occur because many drivers travel at the same speed as they do on a sunny day, not adjusting their speed to take the weather and road conditions into account. Appropriate speed is never governed entirely by the maximum or minimum on the road, although it is likely to be somewhere in between, once we consider all of the other factors as well. All roads have a speed limit, even those which don´t display speed limit signs. It is important to know the different characteristics of the roads so as to determine the maximum permitted speed, especially in the event of no signs being displayed. Roads are separated into four main groups. The first group is toll roads and motorways, otherwise known as autopistas and autovias. The second group are conventional roads, which is split again into two subgroups, vías automóviles and carreteras convencionales with a hard shoulder equal to or greater than 1.5 m or more than two lanes for either direction (3 lanes or more in total); and other conventional roads,

otras carreteras convencionales. The final group are urban roads, or Vías urbanas, travesías. The table above indicates the maximum permitted speed on the four different types of roads, under optimum conditions. There are other restrictions on certain types of vehicles and activities which must also be taken into consideration. School buses have an enforced 10 kilometre per hour restriction when travelling above 50 kilometres per hour, so on a road where the limit is 90 km per hour, the maximum speed for school buses is 80, for example.

Buses carrying standing passengers with authorisation cannot exceed 80 kilometres per hour in any circumstance. Vehicles transporting dangerous goods have a 10 km per hour reduced generic maximum speed on urban roads. Any vehicle towing a trailer or caravan is subject to a reduction in the maximum permitted speed. Motorways which pass through towns have an 80 km per hour restriction. There are occasions when the maximum permitted speed can be exceeded for overtaking, but these are very rare conditions which are

explained in a separate article. With the vehicles surrounding us becoming increasingly advanced, the smoothness of the ride can lead to a false sense of security when it comes to speed. It is important to monitor your speedo at all times when driving, as it is easy to become complacent and not realise the speed which your vehicle is travelling. As one of the main contributing factors to road traffic incidents, it is also one that we can control ourselves, and thus reduce the risks to everybody, making the roads safer for all.

Friday 12th June toâ&#x20AC;&#x2C6;Thursday 18th June 2015

2 - TV Pullout

Friday 12th June to Thursday 18th June 2015

FRIDAY

12th JUNE

00:35 This Week 01:20 Holiday Weatherview 01:25 BBC News 07:00 Breakfast 10:15 Crimewatch Roadshow 11:00 Homes Under the Hammer 12:00 Claimed and Shamed 12:30 Family Finders 13:15 Bargain Hunt 14:00 BBC News; Weather 14:45 Doctors 15:15 Perfection 16:00 Escape to the Continent 17:00 The Box 17:30 Flog It! 18:15 Pointless 19:00 BBC News 19:30 Weather 19:30 BBC Local News 20:00 The One Show 20:30 BBC News; Regional News 20:30 A Question of Sport 21:00 EastEnders 21:30 The Vicar of Dibley 22:00 New Tricks 23:00 BBC News 23:25 National Lottery Update 23:25 BBC Local News; Weather 23:35 The Graham Norton Show

00:15 Weather 00:20 Kate Humble: Living with Nomads 01:20 Panorama 01:50 Inside the Factory: How Our Favourite Foods Are Made 02:50 24 Hours in the Past 03:50 This Is BBC Two 07:00 Homes Under the Hammer 08:00 Claimed and Shamed 08:30 Family Finders 09:15 Gardeners' World 09:45 Cowboys and Angels 10:15 Victoria Derbyshire 12:00 BBC News 12:30 BBC World News 13:00 Daily Politics 14:00 Cagney & Lacey 14:45 One Man and His Campervan 15:15 Cash in the Attic 15:45 Earthflight 16:45 Are You Being Served? 17:15 'Allo 'Allo! 17:45 Yes Minister 18:15 Antiques Roadshow 19:00 Eggheads 19:30 Beat the Brain 20:00 Japan: Earth's Enchanted Islands 21:00 Mary Berry's Absolute Favourites 21:30 Gardeners' World 22:00 Kate Humble: Living with Nomads 23:00 The Clare Balding Show 23:30 Weather 23:30 Newsnight

00:40 Perspectives 01:35 Jackpot247 04:00 Tonight 04:25 ITV Nightscreen 06:05 The Jeremy Kyle Show 07:00 Good Morning Britain 09:30 Lorraine 10:25 The Jeremy Kyle Show 11:30 This Morning 11:55 ITV News 11:59 ITV Local Weather 12:00 This Morning 13:30 Loose Women 14:30 ITV News and Weather 14:55 ITV Local Weather 14:55 ITV Local News 15:00 Judge Rinder 16:00 Dickinson's Real Deal 16:59 ITV Local Weather 17:00 Tipping Point 18:00 The Chase 19:00 ITV Local News 19:30 ITV News and Weather 20:00 Emmerdale 20:30 Coronation Street 21:00 Gino's Italian Escape 21:30 Coronation Street 22:00 Doc Martin 23:00 ITV News at Ten and Weather 23:30 ITV Local Weather 23:30 ITV Local News 23:40 Vicious

00:05 Dementiaville 01:10 Undercover Boss 02:05 Big Fat Gypsy Weddings 03:00 The Job Centre 03:55 One Born Every Minute USA 04:45 Dispatches 05:15 Phil Spencer: Secret Agent 06:10 Deal or No Deal 07:00 Countdown 07:45 Will & Grace 08:35 Everybody Loves Raymond 09:30 Frasier 10:30 Car SOS 11:30 Come Dine with Me 13:00 Channel 4 News Summary 13:05 Come Dine with Me 14:10 A Place in the Sun: Home or Away 15:10 Countdown 16:00 Deal or No Deal 17:00 Benchmark 18:00 Couples Come Dine with Me 19:00 The Simpsons 19:30 Hollyoaks 20:00 Channel 4 News 21:00 Marvel's Agents of SHIELD 22:00 TFI Friday 23:35 Alan Carr: Chatty Man

00:00 Big Brother's Bit on the Side 01:00 SuperCasino 04:10 Cowboy Builders & Bodge Jobs 05:00 Wildlife SOS 05:25 HouseBusters 05:45 House Doctor 07:00 The WotWots 07:10 Igam Ogam 07:20 Lily's Driftwood Bay 07:30 Fireman Sam 07:40 Toot the Tiny Tugboat 07:50 Peppa Pig 07:55 Pip Ahoy! 08:10 Little Princess 08:20 The Mr Men Show 08:35 Thomas & Friends 08:45 Milkshake! Monkey 08:50 Noddy in Toyland 09:00 Ben and Holly's Little Kingdom 09:15 Peppa Pig 09:35 Toby's Travelling Circus 09:45 Bananas in Pyjamas 10:00 Tickety Toc 10:15 The Wright Stuff 12:10 Cowboy Builders & Bodge Jobs 13:10 5 News Lunchtime 13:15 Big Brother 14:15 Home and Away 14:45 Neighbours 15:15 NCIS: Los Angeles 16:15 Jesse Stone: Sea Change 18:00 5 News at 5 18:30 Neighbours 19:00 Home and Away 19:30 5 News Tonight 20:00 World War II in Colour 21:00 Conspiracy 22:00 Big Brother 23:30 Big Brother's Bit on the Side

00:00 Family Guy 00:45 American Dad! 01:10 Family Guy 01:30 EastEnders 02:00 Murder in Successville 02:30 Nick Helm's Heavy Entertainment 03:00 Festivals, Sex & Suspicious Parents 04:00 Stacey Dooley Investigates 05:00 Close 20:00 Top Gear 21:00 Don't Tell the Bride 22:00 Live at the Apollo 22:30 Family Guy 23:15 EastEnders 23:45 Russell Howard's Good News

00:35 Two and a Half Men 01:30 Love Island 02:35 Crazy Beaches 02:55 Life's Funniest Moments 03:20 Teleshopping 06:50 ITV2 Nightscreen 07:00 Life's Funniest Moments 07:20 Psych 08:05 Emmerdale 09:10 You've Been Framed! 09:35 Dinner Date 10:35 Psych 11:25 The Real Housewives of Atlanta 13:10 Emmerdale 14:15 You've Been Framed! 14:45 Dinner Date 15:40 The Jeremy Kyle Show 19:00 Love Island 20:00 You've Been Framed! 21:00 Two and a Half Men 22:00 The Amazing SpiderMan

00:35 The Vice 01:45 City Lights 02:35 Judge Judy 03:15 ITV3 Nightscreen 03:30 Teleshopping 07:00 Fresh Fields 07:25 Heartbeat 08:25 The Royal 09:25 Murder, She Wrote 10:30 Judge Judy 11:55 Sherlock Holmes: The Eligible Bachelor 14:05 Heartbeat 15:10 The Royal 16:10 Wild at Heart 17:15 Fresh Fields 17:50 Doctor in the House 18:20 On the Buses 18:55 Heartbeat 20:00 Murder, She Wrote 21:00 Rosemary & Thyme 22:00 Paul O'Grady: For the Love of Dogs 23:00 afterlife

Coronation Street - Brian Returns Looking for Julie

Soap Bubble In tonight´s Emmerdale, Jai and Rachel argue and after failing to agree on custody Jai threatens to kill her. Rachel rushes away scared. Leyla reveals herself, having overheard everything. Meanwhile, over in Corrie, Jenny fills a holdall with his belongings at No.13, ready to make their escape. After almost revealing her secret to Sophie, Jenny dons her wig and jumps into a taxi with Jack. Beth’s shocked to spot Brian knocking on at No.12 for Julie. Informing him that Julie’s happily dating Dev now, Beth sends Brian away with a flea in his ear. When we return, Kevin faces his worst nightmare. Jenny and Jack arrive at their flat in Hull. Jenny makes out to the letting agent that Jack is her son and they have escaped from an unhappy home. Returning home to No.13, Kevin is shocked to find no sign of Jenny or Jack. Kevin panics upon finding Jenny’s phone disconnected, while Sophie suggests he calls the police. Kevin gives the police a photo of Jenny. Upon learning she once used a different name, Sophie finds an old online news article about Jenny’s own four-year-old son. Kevin pales upon realising that Jenny’s son was the same age as Jack. In Eastenders, Shirley tells Buster about Masood's bombshell. Despite Buster's advice that she should keep quiet, Shirley heads over to Blades to tell Dean that his daughter is still alive.

TV Pullout 3

Friday 12th June to Thursday 18th June 2015

SATURDAY

13th JUNE

00:20 SunTrap

00:00 In Our Name

00:50 The Ruins

01:30 Match of the Day Live

02:15 Weather for the Week

04:00 Question Time

Ahead

05:00 This Is BBC Two

02:20 BBC News 07:00 The Quick Gun

07:00 Breakfast 10:00 Saturday Kitchen Live

08:30 The Deadly

11:30 Trooping the Colour

Companions

14:05 BBC News; Weather

10:00 Animal Park

14:15 Athletics

10:30 Earthflight

15:20 Bargain Hunt

11:30 The Box

16:20 Homes Under the Hammer

13:00 Talking Pictures 13:30 Suspicion

17:20 Escape to the Continent 18:20 Celebrity Mastermind 18:50 Pointless Celebrities

15:05 Talking Pictures 15:40 Rebecca

19:40 BBC News

17:45 Flog It!

19:50 BBC Local News;

18:30 Gardeners' World

Weather

19:00 Trooping the Colour:

20:00 Prized Apart

Highlights

21:05 The National Lottery: Who Dares Wins

20:30 Edwardian Farm 21:30 Dad's Army

21:55 Casualty 22:45 The John Bishop Show

22:00 The Royal Academy

23:30 National Lottery Update

Summer Exhibition

23:30 BBC News; Weather

23:00 Mock the Week

23:50 Not Going Out

23:30 Julie & Julia

00:10 Total Recall 02:15 Jackpot247 04:00 Britain's Best Bakery 04:50 ITV Nightscreen 07:00 Fort Boyard Ultimate Challenge 07:25 Pat & Stan 07:35 Dino Dan: Trek's Adventures 08:00 Canimals 08:15 Sooty 08:30 Super 4 08:45 Nerds & Monsters 09:00 Thunderbirds Are Go 09:25 ITV News 09:30 Weekend 10:25 The Jeremy Kyle Show 13:25 ITV News and Weather 13:29 ITV Local Weather 13:30 The Jeremy Kyle Show 14:35 Tipping Point 15:35 1000 Heartbeats 16:40 Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban 19:10 ITV Local Weather 19:10 ITV Local News 19:20 ITV News and Weather 19:30 You've Been Framed! 20:00 The Hobbit: an Unexpected Journey 23:15 ITV News and Weather 23:29 ITV Local Weather 23:30 300

00:40 Man Down

00:15 Family Guy

00:45 Celebrity Juice 01:30 Two and a Half Men 02:20 Fake Reaction 03:00 Life's Funniest Moments 03:20 Teleshopping 06:50 ITV2 Nightscreen 07:00 Emmerdale 09:30 Coronation Street 11:55 Beethoven's 2nd 13:45 Babe: Pig in the City 15:35 Mr Bean 16:00 Totally Bonkers Guinness World Records 16:35 Ant & Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway 18:05 Hotel Transylvania 19:50 The Vow 22:00 Love Island 23:00 Couples Retreat

01:15 Virtually Famous 01:55 Brooklyn Nine-Nine 02:20 Benchmark 03:15 The Hotel 04:10 The Renovation Game 05:05 Four Rooms US 06:00 Deal or No Deal 06:50 The Common Denominator 07:15 How I Met Your Mother 08:30 FIM Superbike World Championship 09:00 The Morning Line 10:00 Everybody Loves Raymond 11:00 Frasier 12:00 The Big Bang Theory 12:55 The Simpsons 14:25 Channel 4 Racing 17:15 Come Dine with Me 19:40 Channel 4 News 20:00 The Trainer and the Racehorse: The Legend of Frankel 21:00 The Restoration Man 22:00 The 90s: Ten Years That Changed the World 23:35 TFI Friday

00:30 Big Brother 01:00 Cricket on 5 02:00 SuperCasino 04:10 Big Brother 05:20 Jackass 05:45 House Doctor 07:00 Peppa Pig 07:05 Bananas in Pyjamas 07:20 Angelina Ballerina 07:30 Milkshake! Monkey 07:35 Pip Ahoy! 07:45 The Mr Men Show 08:00 Chloe's Closet 08:10 Roobarb and Custard Too 08:20 Make Way for Noddy 08:30 Milkshake! Bop Box 08:35 Paw Patrol 08:45 Little Princess 09:05 Wanda and the Alien 09:15 Zack and Quack 09:30 Ben and Holly's Little Kingdom 09:45 Jelly Jamm 10:05 LazyTown 10:30 Dora and Friends 11:00 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 11:35 The Secret Life of Pets 12:00 Cowboy Builders & Bodge Jobs 14:55 Columbo: Requiem for a Falling Star 16:20 GPs: Behind Closed Doors 17:20 The Dog Rescuers 18:15 Inside Manchester's Midland Hotel 19:15 The Nightmare Neighbour Next Door 20:00 Can't Pay? We'll Take It Away 20:55 5 News Weekend 21:00 She's 78, He's 39: Age Gap Love 22:00 Big Brother 23:00 Live International Boxing

Prized Apart on BBC One

01:00 American Dad! 01:25 Family Guy 01:45 Murder in Successville 02:15 Festivals, Sex & Suspicious Parents 03:15 Live at the Apollo 03:45 Nick Helm's Heavy

TV Choice

If you´re looking for a bit of Saturday night excitement make sure you don´t miss Prized Apart on BBC 1, a new Adventure game show hosted by Emma Willis and Reggie Yates. Ten men and women leave their day-to-day lives to take on the challenge of a lifetime - with a £100,000 prize at stake. In their very first week, they jump from a speeding helicopter and face a leap into a 200ft canyon - while their loved ones watch anxiously from a studio back home Our film choice for tonight is The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey, on ITV. Bilbo Baggins (Martin Freeman) lives a simple life with his fellow hobbits in the shire, until the wizard Gandalf (Ian McKellen) arrives and convinces him to join a group of dwarves on a quest to reclaim the kingdom of Erebor. The journey takes Bilbo on a path through treacherous lands swarming with orcs, goblins and other dangers, not the least of which is an encounter with Gollum (Andy Serkis) and a simple gold ring that is tied to the fate of Middle Earth in ways Bilbo cannot even fathom. Did you know? Martin Freeman (Bilbo Baggins) and Benedict Cumberbatch (Smaug/Necromancer) both star together in the BBC production of Sherlock; Cumberbatch plays the title role with Freeman playing Dr. Watson.

Entertainment 04:15 Russell Howard's Good News 04:45 Comedy Feeds 05:00 Close 20:00 Top Gear 21:30 Match of the Day Live

00:00 The Vice 01:10 The Breakfast Club 02:55 Wycliffe 03:50 Judge Judy 04:30 ITV3 Nightscreen 04:40 Emmerdale 07:00 Movies Now 07:10 Judge Judy 07:30 Where the Heart Is 09:40 Lewis 11:45 Agatha Christie's Marple (all day)

4 - TV Pullout

Friday 12th June to Thursday 18th June 2015

SUNDAY

14th JUNE

00:20 Old School 01:50 Weather for the Week Ahead 01:55 BBC News 07:00 Breakfast 10:00 The Andrew Marr Show 11:00 The Big Questions 12:00 Sunday Politics 13:15 Bargain Hunt 14:00 BBC News 14:10 Weather for the Week Ahead 14:15 Prized Apart 15:25 Escape to the Country 16:05 The Truth About Your Teeth 17:05 Points of View 17:20 Lifeline 17:30 Songs of Praise 18:05 Nigel Slater: Eating Together 18:35 Animals Unexpected 19:35 BBC News 19:50 BBC Local News; Weather 20:00 Countryfile 21:00 Antiques Roadshow 22:00 Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell 23:00 BBC News 23:20 BBC Local News; Weather 23:30 Live at the Apollo

01:30 The Many Faces of Dick 01:40 Jackpot247 04:00 The Jeremy Kyle Show Emery USA 02:30 French Film 04:40 ITV Nightscreen 03:55 This Is BBC Two 07:00 Fort Boyard Ultimate Challenge 07:15 The Big Allotment 07:25 Pat & Stan Challenge 07:35 Dino Dan: Trek's 08:15 Countryfile Adventures 09:10 Gardeners' World 08:00 Canimals 08:15 Sooty 09:40 Greatest Gardens 08:30 Fort Boyard Ultimate 10:10 The Beechgrove Garden Challenge 10:40 Saturday Kitchen Best 09:25 ITV News 09:30 Weekend Bites 10:25 Judge Rinder 12:15 The Box 13:20 ITV News and Weather 13:15 Mary Berry's Absolute 13:34 ITV Local Weather Favourites 13:35 Long Lost Family 14:35 Jurassic Park 13:45 Athletics 17:00 ITV Local News 14:45 They Came to Cordura 17:15 ITV News and Weather 16:45 Flog It! 17:30 Live International Football 17:45 Beat the Brain 20:15 Catchphrase 18:15 Hotel India 21:00 All Star Family 19:15 Shanghai Knights Fortunes 21:00 Dara and Ed's Great Big 22:00 Home Fires 23:00 ITV News and Weather Adventure 23:14 ITV Local Weather 22:00 The BBC at War 23:15 The Unforgettable 23:00 Protecting Our Foster 23:50 Euro 2016 Qualifier Highlights Kids

01:10 In Bruges 03:05 Marvel's Agents of SHIELD 03:55 Alan Carr: Chatty Man 04:50 Hollyoaks 06:55 How I Met Your Mother 08:10 Caterham Motorsport 08:35 Everybody Loves Raymond 09:30 Frasier 10:30 Sunday Brunch 13:30 George Clarke's Amazing Spaces 14:35 The Simpsons 15:30 Evolution 17:35 Location, Location, Location 18:35 A Place in the Sun: Home or Away 19:30 Channel 4 News 20:00 Kevin McCloud's Escape to the Wild 21:00 The Secret World of Lego 22:00 Humans 23:00 Magic Mike

01:00 SuperCasino 04:10 Big Brother 05:00 Caught on Camera 05:50 Make It Big 06:45 Angels of Jarm 07:00 Peppa Pig 07:05 Bananas in Pyjamas 07:20 Angelina Ballerina 07:30 Milkshake! Monkey 07:35 Pip Ahoy! 07:45 The Mr Men Show 08:00 Chloe's Closet 08:10 Milkshake! Bop Box 08:15 Roobarb and Custard Too 08:20 Make Way for Noddy 08:35 Paw Patrol 08:45 Milkshake! Monkey 08:50 Little Princess 09:05 Wanda and the Alien 09:15 Zack and Quack 09:25 Toby's Travelling Circus 09:40 Ben and Holly's Little Kingdom 09:50 Jelly Jamm 10:00 LazyTown 10:25 Olly the Little White Van 10:30 Dora and Friends 11:00 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 11:35 Chinese Food in Minutes 11:50 Ultimate Police Interceptors 14:50 The Man in the Iron Mask 17:15 Snow Dogs 19:05 Benefits Britain: Life on the Dole 20:00 Cricket on 5 20:55 5 News Weekend 21:00 Make You Laugh Out Loud 22:00 Big Brother 23:30 The Abba Years

TV Choice 00:05 Family Guy 02:40 Murder in Successville 03:10 Nick Helm's Heavy Entertainment 03:40 Festivals, Sex & Suspicious Parents 04:40 Comedy Feeds 05:00 Close The Secret World of Lego ThereÂ´s a treat for sci-fi drama fans tonight as Channel 4 delivers a brand new show. William Hurt, Colin Morgan and Katherine Parkinson lead the all-star cast in a thrilling new drama series written by Sam Vincent and Jonathan Brackley, based on Sweden's award-winning drama, Real Humans. The Hawkins, a loving but troubled family decide to buy a 'Synth' called Anita. These life-like humanoids help with everything from washing dishes to homework. Joe hopes that a Synth will take the pressure off their marriage, but with Laura hiding a secret from her family, could Anita cause more problems than she solves? And as Laura starts to suspect there might be something unusual about Anita, is their family in grave danger from this cuckoo in their nest? As a little diversion, quite literally, Channel 4 also takes us into the Secret World of Lego tonight. In 2013 Lego became the most profitable toy maker in the world. Now this notoriously secretive, privately-owned super-brand is opening its doors. This documentary reveals what makes Lego tick, meeting some of its key people and revealing more about the company DNA than ever before. The Secret World of Lego follows Justin, a 23-year-old design student, as he travels to Lego headquarters in Denmark in pursuit of one of the most hotly contested jobs in the world, as a Lego set designer.

20:00 Great TV Mistakes 20:10 Bend It like Beckham 22:00 Russell Howard's Good News 23:00 Family Guy 23:45 American Dad!

01:20 The Keith Lemon Sketch Show 01:55 Love Island 02:55 Crazy Beaches 03:15 Totally Bonkers Guinness World Records 03:40 Teleshopping 06:40 ITV2 Nightscreen 07:00 Life's Funniest Moments 07:20 Emmerdale 10:05 Coronation Street 12:35 Take Me Out 13:50 Take Me Out - The Gossip 14:35 The Perfect Man 16:40 Happy Feet 18:50 Love Island 19:50 She's the Man 22:00 Love Island 23:00 Knocked Up

00:00 Agatha Christie's Marple 02:05 Wire in the Blood 03:20 ITV3 Nightscreen 03:30 Teleshopping 07:00 Movies Now 07:10 Judge Judy 07:30 The Return of Sherlock Holmes 09:40 Heartbeat 11:45 Agatha Christie's Marple 22:00 Caroline Quentin's National Parks 23:00 The Little House

Friday 12th June to Thursday 18th June 2015

MONDAY

TV Pullout 5

15th JUNE

00:15 High Fidelity 02:00 Weather for the Week

00:00 Secretariat 01:55 Countryfile

Ahead 02:05 BBC News

02:50 Holby City

07:00 Breakfast

03:50 This Is BBC Two

10:15 Crimewatch Roadshow 11:00 Homes Under the Hammer

07:00 Homes Under the Hammer

12:00 Claimed and Shamed

08:00 Claimed and Shamed

12:30 Family Finders

08:30 Family Finders

13:15 Bargain Hunt 14:00 BBC News; Weather

09:15 Demolition: The Wrecking

14:45 Doctors

Crew

15:15 Perfection

10:15 Victoria Derbyshire

16:00 Escape to the Country 12:00 BBC News

17:00 The Box 17:30 Flog It!

12:30 BBC World News

18:15 Pointless

13:00 Daily Politics

19:00 BBC News 19:30 Weather

14:00 Tennis from Queen's

19:30 BBC Local News

19:00 Eggheads

20:00 The One Show 20:30 BBC News; Regional News

19:30 Beat the Brain

20:30 Nigel Slater: Eating

20:00 Big Dreams Small Spaces

Together

21:00 The £100K House: The

21:00 EastEnders

Final Fix

21:30 Panorama 22:00 The Met

22:00 Japan: Earth's Enchanted

23:00 BBC News

Islands

23:25 BBC Local News; Weather 23:35 Have I Got Old News for You

23:00 Episodes 23:30 Newsnight

01:15 Jackpot247 03:30 Motorsport UK 04:20 ITV Nightscreen 06:05 The Jeremy Kyle Show 07:00 Good Morning Britain 09:30 Lorraine 10:25 The Jeremy Kyle Show 11:30 This Morning 11:55 ITV News 11:59 ITV Local Weather 12:00 This Morning 13:30 Loose Women 14:30 ITV News and Weather 14:55 ITV Local Weather 14:55 ITV Local News 15:00 Jeremy Kyle's Emergency Room 16:00 Dickinson's Real Deal 16:59 ITV Local Weather 17:00 Tipping Point 18:00 The Chase 19:00 ITV Local News 19:30 ITV News and Weather 20:00 Emmerdale 20:30 Coronation Street 21:00 Johnny Kingdom's Wild Exmoor 21:30 Coronation Street 22:00 Vicious 22:30 It's a Funny Old Week 23:00 ITV News at Ten and Weather 23:30 ITV Local Weather 23:30 ITV Local News 23:40 Exposure

01:15 True Stories 02:45 A Better Life 04:20 Come Dine with Me 05:10 Obsessive Compulsive Cleaners 06:00 Phil Spencer: Secret Agent 06:55 How I Met Your Mother 07:45 Will & Grace 08:35 Everybody Loves Raymond 09:30 Frasier 10:30 Car SOS 11:30 Come Dine with Me 13:00 Channel 4 News Summary 13:05 Come Dine with Me 14:05 Phil Spencer: Secret Agent 15:10 Countdown 16:00 Deal or No Deal 17:00 A Place in the Sun: Home or Away 18:00 Come Dine with Me 19:00 The Simpsons 19:30 Hollyoaks 20:00 Channel 4 News 21:00 Dispatches 21:30 Gadget Man 22:00 Kevin McCloud's Escape to the Wild 23:00 Man Down 23:30 Channel 4's Comedy Gala

00:30 Abba: Live In Concert 01:40 Muriel's Wedding 03:40 SuperCasino 05:00 House Doctor 05:25 Make It Big 06:45 Angels of Jarm 07:00 The WotWots 07:10 Igam Ogam 07:20 Lily's Driftwood Bay 07:30 Fireman Sam 07:40 Toot the Tiny Tugboat 07:50 Peppa Pig 07:55 Pip Ahoy! 08:10 Little Princess 08:20 The Mr Men Show 08:35 Thomas & Friends 08:45 Milkshake! Monkey 08:50 Noddy in Toyland 09:00 Ben and Holly's Little Kingdom 09:15 Peppa Pig 09:35 Toby's Travelling Circus 09:45 Bananas in Pyjamas 09:55 Milkshake! Bop Box 10:00 Tickety Toc 10:15 The Wright Stuff 12:10 Cowboy Builders & Bodge Jobs 13:10 5 News Lunchtime 13:15 Big Brother 14:15 Home and Away 14:45 Neighbours 15:15 NCIS 16:10 Crimes of the Mind 18:00 5 News at 5 18:30 Neighbours 19:00 Home and Away 19:30 5 News Tonight 20:00 World's Busiest 21:00 Furious & Funny: Caught on Camera 22:00 Inside Manchester's Midland Hotel 23:00 Big Brother

01:35 Love Island 02:35 Crazy Beaches 03:00 Life's Funniest Moments 03:25 Teleshopping 06:55 ITV2 Nightscreen 07:00 Life's Funniest Moments 07:20 Psych 08:05 Emmerdale 08:35 Coronation Street 09:35 Dinner Date 10:35 Psych 11:25 The Real Housewives of Atlanta 13:10 Emmerdale 13:40 Coronation Street 14:45 Dinner Date 15:40 Judge Rinder 16:50 The Jeremy Kyle Show 19:00 Love Island 19:55 Legally Blonde 2: Red, White & Blonde 22:00 Love Island 23:00 Ibiza Weekender

00:05 Age 02:20 03:35 04:15 04:40 07:00 07:10 07:35 08:35 09:40 10:40 12:00 14:05 15:10 16:10 17:15 17:50 18:20 18:55 20:00 21:00 23:00

Soap Bubble

Coronation Street - Jenny is on the edge In tonight´s Emmerdale, Sam wakes a drowsy Rachel for the mediation meeting but she rushes off to be sick. Outside, Jai is pleased to see his plan is working. Sam grows terrified by Rachel’s behaviour… In our first visit to Coronation Street, Kevin is beside himself over the disappearance of Jack. Jenny explains that today would’ve been Tom’s birthday so they’re going to celebrate. Back on the street the police inform Kevin that Jenny’s son drowned when he was left unattended. Then, when we return, Jenny stands dangerously close to the edge of the balcony. As Kevin and Rita beg her to move to safety, Sophie bursts into the flat scaring Jenny and causing her to step back further. Brian returns to the street informing Ken he’s jacked in his job in Wales in the hope to win back Julie. In Eastenders, The day of Kush and Shabnam's engagement party has arrived, but Carmel and Shabnam continue to clash over the plans. Kush also finds himself unable to resist Stacey when he is sent to her flat on an errand. At the same time, Dean is worried when Shirley is nowhere to be found after getting the address from Masood. He confronts Buster and is shocked to hear that his daughter is still alive. Dean insists on going along to the address too, but Shirley soon returns and lies that his daughter was adopted years ago and there is no way to contact her.

00:10 Family Guy 00:30 Murder in Successville 01:00 Russell Howard's Good News 02:00 Festivals, Sex & Suspicious Parents 03:00 Nick Helm's Heavy Entertainment 03:30 Murder in Successville 04:00 Where Am I Sleeping Tonight? 05:00 Close 20:00 Great TV Mistakes 20:30 Don't Tell the Bride 21:30 David Beckham into the Unknown 23:00 EastEnders 23:30 Bad Education

Elizabeth: the Golden Blue Murder Judge Judy ITV3 Nightscreen Emmerdale Movies Now Fresh Fields Heartbeat The Royal Murder, She Wrote Judge Judy Goodnight Mister Tom Heartbeat The Royal Wild at Heart Fresh Fields Doctor in the House On the Buses Heartbeat Murder, She Wrote A Touch of Frost Secret Smile

6 - TV Pullout

Friday 12th June to Thursday 18th June 2015

TUESDAY

16th JUNE

00:05 Have I Got Old News for You 00:35 The Graham Norton Show 01:25 Weather for the Week Ahead 01:30 BBC News 07:00 Breakfast 10:15 Crimewatch Roadshow 11:00 Homes Under the Hammer 12:00 Claimed and Shamed 12:30 Family Finders 13:15 Bargain Hunt 14:00 BBC News; Weather 14:45 Doctors 15:15 Perfection 16:00 Escape to the Country 17:00 The Box 17:30 Flog It! 18:15 Pointless 19:00 BBC News 19:30 Weather 19:30 BBC Local News 20:00 The One Show 20:30 BBC News; Regional News 20:30 EastEnders 21:00 Holby City 22:00 The Syndicate 23:00 BBC News 23:25 National Lottery Update 23:25 BBC Local News; Weather 23:35 Dara O Briain meets Stephen Hawking

00:45 Sports Life Stories 01:35 Jackpot247 00:20 The Clare Balding Show 04:00 The Jeremy Kyle Show 00:50 Match of the Day Live USA 04:40 ITV Nightscreen 03:30 Watchdog 06:05 The Jeremy Kyle Show 04:30 This Is BBC Two 07:00 Good Morning Britain 09:30 Lorraine 05:00 Schools - Wave World 10:25 The Jeremy Kyle Show 05:30 Schools - Get Lost 11:30 This Morning 06:00 Schools - Human Planet: 11:55 ITV News 11:59 ITV Local Weather Change and Sustainability KS2 12:00 This Morning 07:00 Homes Under the Hammer 13:30 Loose Women 14:30 ITV News and Weather 08:00 Claimed and Shamed 14:55 ITV Local Weather 08:30 Family Finders 14:55 ITV Local News 09:15 Collectaholics 15:00 Jeremy Kyle's Emergency Room 10:15 Victoria Derbyshire 16:00 Dickinson's Real Deal 12:00 BBC News 16:59 ITV Local Weather 17:00 Tipping Point 12:30 BBC World News 18:00 The Chase 13:00 Daily Politics 19:00 ITV Local News 14:00 Tennis from Queen's 19:30 ITV News and Weather 20:00 Emmerdale 19:00 Eggheads 20:30 A Great Welsh Adventure 19:30 Beat the Brain with Griff Rhys Jones 20:00 Alex Polizzi: Chefs on Trial 21:00 Me and My Guide Dog 22:00 The Enforcers 21:00 Natural World 23:00 ITV News at Ten and 22:00 An Hour to Save Your Life Weather 23:30 ITV Local Weather 23:00 Rev 23:30 ITV Local News 23:30 Newsnight 23:40 Benidorm 00:15 Weather

23:00 Gogglebox

00:00 Big Brother's Bit on the Side 01:15 She's 78, He's 39: Age Gap Love 02:10 SuperCasino 04:10 The Dog Rescuers 05:00 Wildlife SOS 05:25 HouseBusters 05:45 House Doctor 07:00 The WotWots 07:10 Igam Ogam 07:20 Lily's Driftwood Bay 07:30 Fireman Sam 07:40 Toot the Tiny Tugboat 07:50 Peppa Pig 07:55 Pip Ahoy! 08:10 Little Princess 08:20 The Mr Men Show 08:35 Thomas & Friends 08:45 Milkshake! Monkey 08:50 Noddy in Toyland 09:00 Ben and Holly's Little Kingdom 09:15 Peppa Pig 09:30 Milkshake! Bop Box 09:35 Toby's Travelling Circus 09:45 Bananas in Pyjamas 10:00 Tickety Toc 10:15 The Wright Stuff 12:10 Cowboy Builders & Bodge Jobs 13:10 5 News Lunchtime 13:15 Big Brother 14:15 Home and Away 14:45 Neighbours 15:15 NCIS 16:15 Time of Death 18:00 5 News at 5 18:30 Neighbours 19:00 Home and Away 19:30 5 News Tonight 20:00 Ultimate Police Interceptors 21:00 The Dog Rescuers 22:00 OAPs Behaving Badly 23:00 Big Brother

00:00 Celebrity Juice 00:45 Two and a Half Men 01:35 Love Island 02:40 The Vampire Diaries 03:20 Teleshopping 06:50 ITV2 Nightscreen 07:00 Life's Funniest Moments 07:20 Psych 08:05 Emmerdale 08:35 Coronation Street 09:35 Dinner Date 10:35 Psych 11:25 The Real Housewives of Atlanta 13:10 Emmerdale 13:40 Coronation Street 14:45 Dinner Date 15:40 Judge Rinder 16:50 The Jeremy Kyle Show 19:00 Love Island 20:00 You've Been Framed! 21:00 Two and a Half Men 22:00 Love Island 23:00 Bad Bridesmaid

00:35 01:40 02:30 03:15 03:30 07:00 07:10 07:35 08:40 09:40 10:40 12:05 14:05 15:10 16:10 17:15 17:50 18:20 18:55 19:55 21:00 23:00

02:00 24 Hours in A&E 02:55 Country House Rescue 03:50 The House the 50s Built 04:45 Obsessive Compulsive Cleaners 05:40 Phil Spencer: Secret Agent 06:35 The Common Denominator 07:00 Countdown 07:45 Will & Grace 08:35 Everybody Loves Raymond 09:00 The Morning Line 10:00 Frasier 11:00 Car SOS 12:00 Come Dine with Me 13:00 Channel 4 News Summary 13:05 Come Dine with Me 14:40 Channel 4 Racing 19:00 The Simpsons 19:30 Hollyoaks 20:00 Channel 4 News 21:00 Running the Shop 22:00 No Offence

Eastenders - Dean quizzes Shirley about her visit

Soap Bubble In tonight´s Emmerdale, Emma is encouraged when James admits to having doubts about their divorce but an alarmed Finn warns James of Emma’s recent attempts to break him up from Chas. James heads to Dale View where he tells a shocked Emma that he’s signed the divorce papers but an obsessed Emma is left dangerously determined as she insists they will all learn from this. What is she capable of next? Emma storms into to the farm and has a shocking announcement in store for Moira… Sam lies about his injuries as he tells Ruby what Jai did yesterday. Rachel is full of regret as she apologises to Sam for last night, telling him she loves him. Rachel promises she’ll never hurt him again, but can Sam trust her and will he forgive her for attacking him? In Eastenders, Dean's revelations about Shabnam shock everyone at the engagement party. Once they're back home, Shabnam confronts Masood about how Dean learned the truth. Father and daughter have another huge row, culminating in Shabnam deciding that she doesn't want Masood at the wedding. Shabnam tells Kush that she can no longer live with Masood and she ends up staying at Stacey's. More trouble also seems to be brewing when Dean insists on visiting the foster family tomorrow, despite Shirley's pleas for him to leave them alone.

00:00 Family Guy 00:45 American Dad! 01:10 Family Guy 01:30 Festivals, Sex & Suspicious Parents 02:30 Bad Education 03:00 Where Am I Sleeping Tonight? 04:00 Reggie Yates: Extreme Russia 05:00 Close 20:00 Top Gear 21:00 Don't Tell the Bride 22:00 Russell Howard's Good News 22:30 Match of the Day Live

The Vice The Royal Judge Judy ITV3 Nightscreen Teleshopping Movies Now Fresh Fields Heartbeat The Royal Murder, She Wrote Judge Judy Bertie and Elizabeth Heartbeat The Royal Wild at Heart Fresh Fields Doctor in the House On the Buses Heartbeat Murder, She Wrote Midsomer Murders Secret Smile

TV Pullout 7

Friday 12th June to Thursday 18th June 2015

WEDNESDAY

17th JUNE

00:25 Creation

00:15 Weather

02:05 Weather for the Week

00:20 Napoleon

Ahead

01:20 The Super League Show

02:10 BBC News

02:05 Antiques Roadshow

07:00 Breakfast

03:05 Rip Off Britain: Food

10:15 Crimewatch Roadshow 11:00 Homes Under the Hammer 12:00 Claimed and Shamed 12:30 Family Finders 13:15 Bargain Hunt 14:00 BBC News; Weather

03:50 Outbreak: The Truth about Ebola 04:50 This Is BBC Two 05:00 Drink and Drugs: My Story 06:00 Schools - True Stories 07:00 Homes Under the Hammer 08:00 Claimed and Shamed

14:45 Doctors

08:30 Family Finders

15:15 Perfection

09:15 Antiques Roadshow

16:00 Escape to the Continent

Detectives

17:00 The Box

09:45 Cowboys and Angels

17:30 Flog It!

10:15 Victoria Derbyshire

18:15 Pointless

12:00 BBC News

19:00 BBC News

12:30 Daily Politics

19:30 Weather

14:00 Lifeline

19:30 BBC Local News

14:10 Tennis from Queen's

20:00 The One Show

19:30 Beat the Brain

21:00 DIY SOS 22:00 The Interceptor 23:00 BBC News

20:00 Newsnight 21:00 Alex Polizzi: Chefs on Trial 22:00 Napoleon

23:25 National Lottery Update 23:25 BBC Local News; Weather 23:35 SunTrap

19:00 Eggheads

23:00 The Bin Laden Conspiracy? 23:30 Newsnight

00:10 The Big Fish Off 01:05 Jackpot247 04:00 Loose Women 04:45 ITV Nightscreen 06:05 The Jeremy Kyle Show 07:00 Good Morning Britain 09:30 Lorraine 10:25 The Jeremy Kyle Show 11:30 This Morning 11:55 ITV News 11:59 ITV Local Weather 12:00 This Morning 13:30 Loose Women 14:30 ITV News and Weather 14:55 ITV Local Weather 14:55 ITV Local News 15:00 Jeremy Kyle's Emergency Room 16:00 Dickinson's Real Deal 16:59 ITV Local Weather 17:00 Tipping Point 18:00 The Chase 19:00 ITV Local News 19:30 ITV News and Weather 20:00 Emmerdale 20:30 Coronation Street 21:00 The Cube 22:00 Long Lost Family 23:00 ITV News at Ten and Weather 23:30 ITV Local Weather 23:30 ITV Local News 23:40 The Enforcers

00:35 Secrets of the Living Dolls

23:00 Bums, Boobs and Botox

00:00 Big Brother's Bit on the Side 01:00 Benefits Britain: Life on the Dole 01:55 SuperCasino 04:10 GPs: Behind Closed Doors 05:00 Wildlife SOS 05:25 HouseBusters 05:45 House Doctor 07:00 The WotWots 07:10 Igam Ogam 07:20 Lily's Driftwood Bay 07:30 Fireman Sam 07:40 Toot the Tiny Tugboat 07:50 Peppa Pig 07:55 Pip Ahoy! 08:10 Little Princess 08:20 The Mr Men Show 08:35 Thomas & Friends 08:45 Milkshake! Monkey 08:50 Noddy in Toyland 09:00 Ben and Holly's Little Kingdom 09:15 Peppa Pig 09:30 Milkshake! Bop Box 09:35 Toby's Travelling Circus 09:45 Bananas in Pyjamas 10:00 Tickety Toc 10:15 The Wright Stuff 12:10 Cowboy Builders & Bodge Jobs 13:10 5 News Lunchtime 13:15 Big Brother 14:15 Home and Away 14:45 Neighbours 15:15 NCIS 16:15 Dangerous Attraction 18:00 5 News at 5 18:30 Neighbours 19:00 Home and Away 19:30 5 News Tonight 20:00 GPs: Behind Closed Doors 21:00 Make You Laugh Out Loud 22:00 Caught on Camera 23:00 Big Brother

01:00 Family Guy

00:00 Celebrity Juice 00:45 Two and a Half Men 01:35 Love Island 02:35 Crazy Beaches 03:00 Life's Funniest Moments 03:25 Teleshopping 06:55 ITV2 Nightscreen 07:00 Life's Funniest Moments 07:20 Psych 08:05 Emmerdale 08:35 The Cube 09:35 Dinner Date 10:35 Psych 11:25 The Real Housewives of Atlanta 13:10 Emmerdale 13:40 The Cube 14:45 Dinner Date 15:40 Judge Rinder 16:50 The Jeremy Kyle Show 19:00 Love Island 20:00 You've Been Framed! 21:00 Two and a Half Men 22:00 Love Island 23:00 Celebrity Juice 23:50 The Vampire Diaries

00:35 01:40 03:25 03:30 07:00 07:10 07:35 08:35 09:40 10:40 11:55 14:05 15:10 16:10 17:15 17:50 18:20 18:55 19:55 21:00 23:00

01:40 Channel 4 Racing Highlights 02:10 KOTV Boxing Weekly 02:40 Cycling 03:10 FIM Superbike World Championship 03:35 Caterham Motorsport 04:05 Obsessive Compulsive Cleaners 05:00 Come Dine with Me 05:55 Phil Spencer: Secret Agent 06:45 River Cottage Bites 07:00 Countdown 07:45 Will & Grace 08:35 Everybody Loves Raymond 09:00 The Morning Line 10:00 Frasier 11:00 Car SOS 12:00 Come Dine with Me 13:00 Channel 4 News Summary 13:05 Come Dine with Me 14:40 Channel 4 Racing 19:00 The Simpsons 19:30 Hollyoaks 20:00 Channel 4 News 21:00 The Auction House 22:00 24 Hours in A&E

Soap Bubble 01:45 American Dad! 02:10 Family Guy 02:30 Festivals, Sex & Suspicious Parents 03:30 Nick Helm's Heavy Entertainment 04:00 Reggie Yates: Extreme Coronation Street - Sharif suffers an asthma attack In tonight´s Emmerdale, Moira’s left unsettled after Cain is disappointed to have to defend himself again over Charity. Moira is awkward and realises Cain lied about a meeting and has gone to see Charity despite everything. At the prison, Charity is relieved when Cain arrives to see her. But their meeting doesn’t go well… Later, Cain heads off to a scruffy-looking house where he meets Joanie and gives her some money for a deposit but insists he doesn’t want to see or hear from them ever again. Meanwhile Moira makes a decision but will it be game over if Cain finds out? Meanwhile, over in Corrie, David and Kylie make an effort to feign normality, but Gail isn’t convinced and wonders how long they can keep up their charade. Bethany overhears this, and as they discuss how they’re going to convince the court they’re a happy family, she reports back to Sarah and Callum. How will Callum react to the couple’s apparent display of solidarity? Tim is worried about the state of Kevin and offers a helping hand. Talisa compliments Luke on his t-shirt resulting in Tyrone, Chesney, Kirk, Gary and Jason all asking him to order some from his mate. But when Steph studies the t-shirt she tells Luke it’s a fake. How will he break the news to the others now they have parted with their hard earned cash?

Russia 05:00 Close 20:00 David Beckham into the Unknown 21:30 Match of the Day Live

The Vice Bertie and Elizabeth ITV3 Nightscreen Teleshopping Movies Now On the Buses Heartbeat The Royal Murder, She Wrote Judge Judy Jane Eyre Heartbeat The Royal Wild at Heart Fresh Fields Doctor in the House On the Buses Heartbeat Murder, She Wrote Lewis Blue Murder

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Friday 12th June to Thursday 18th June 2015

THURSDAY

18th JUNE

00:05 The Met

00:15 Weather

01:05 Weather for the Week

00:20 The BBC at War

Ahead

01:20 Portillo's State Secrets

01:10 BBC News

01:50 Modern Times

07:00 Breakfast

02:50 The Detectives

10:15 Crimewatch Roadshow 11:00 Homes Under the Hammer 12:00 Claimed and Shamed 12:30 Family Finders 13:15 Bargain Hunt

03:50 This Is BBC Two 04:50 Schools - Matters of Life and Death 06:00 Ultimate Brain: Mad Lab Mission Materials 06:30 Schools - Titch and Ted Do

14:00 BBC News; Weather

Maths: Measurements

14:45 Doctors

07:00 Homes Under the Hammer

15:15 Perfection

08:00 Claimed and Shamed

16:00 Escape to the Continent

08:30 Family Finders

17:00 The Box

09:15 Horizon

17:30 Flog It!

10:15 Victoria Derbyshire

18:15 Pointless

12:00 BBC News

19:00 BBC News

12:30 BBC World News 13:00 Daily Politics

19:30 Weather 19:30 BBC Local News 20:00 The One Show 20:30 BBC News; Regional News 20:30 EastEnders

14:00 Tennis from Queen's 19:00 Eggheads 19:30 Beat the Brain 20:00 Alex Polizzi: Chefs on Trial 21:00 The Hairy Bikers and

21:00 Watchdog

Lorraine Pascale: Cooking the

22:00 Celebrity MasterChef

Nation's Favourite Food

23:00 BBC News

22:00 Stonemouth

23:25 BBC Local News; Weather

23:00 Mock the Week

23:35 Question Time

23:30 Newsnight

00:40 Tales from Northumberland with Robson Green 01:10 Jackpot247 03:30 British Touring Car Championship Highlights 04:45 ITV Nightscreen 06:05 The Jeremy Kyle Show 07:00 Good Morning Britain 09:30 Lorraine 10:25 The Jeremy Kyle Show 11:30 This Morning 11:55 ITV News 11:59 ITV Local Weather 12:00 This Morning 13:30 Loose Women 14:30 ITV News and Weather 14:55 ITV Local Weather 14:55 ITV Local News 15:00 Jeremy Kyle's Emergency Room 16:00 Dickinson's Real Deal 16:59 ITV Local Weather 17:00 Tipping Point 18:00 The Chase 19:00 ITV Local News 19:30 ITV News and Weather 20:00 Emmerdale 20:30 Tonight 21:00 Emmerdale 21:30 Big Box Little Box 22:00 Britain's Busiest Airport Heathrow 23:00 ITV News at Ten and Weather 23:30 ITV Local Weather 23:30 ITV Local News 23:40 The Last Word

00:00 Domino's Pizza: A Slice of

23:00 17 Kids and Counting

00:00 Big Brother's Bit on the Side 01:00 Cricket on 5 02:00 SuperCasino 04:10 Person of Interest 05:00 Wildlife SOS 05:25 HouseBusters 05:45 House Doctor 07:00 The WotWots 07:10 Igam Ogam 07:20 Lily's Driftwood Bay 07:30 Fireman Sam 07:40 Toot the Tiny Tugboat 07:50 Peppa Pig 07:55 Pip Ahoy! 08:10 Little Princess 08:20 The Mr Men Show 08:35 Thomas & Friends 08:50 Noddy in Toyland 09:00 Ben and Holly's Little Kingdom 09:15 Peppa Pig 09:35 Toby's Travelling Circus 09:45 Bananas in Pyjamas 10:00 Tickety Toc 10:15 The Wright Stuff 12:10 Cowboy Builders & Bodge Jobs 13:10 5 News Lunchtime 13:15 Big Brother 14:15 Home and Away 14:45 Neighbours 15:15 NCIS 16:15 Imaginary Friend 18:00 5 News at 5 18:30 Neighbours 19:00 Home and Away 19:30 5 News Tonight 20:00 Trauma Doctors 21:00 Benefits Britain: Life on the Dole 22:00 Big Brother 23:00 Person of Interest

00:05 Family Guy 00:50 American Dad! 01:10 Family Guy 01:30 Festivals, Sex & Suspicious Parents 02:30 Russell Howard's Good News 03:00 Nick Helm's Heavy Entertainment 04:00 Reggie Yates: Extreme Russia 04:55 Close 20:00 Top Gear 21:00 Bend It like Beckham 22:50 Great TV Mistakes 23:00 EastEnders 23:30 Russell Howard's Good News

00:45 Two and a Half Men 01:30 Love Island 02:30 The Vampire Diaries 03:25 Teleshopping 06:55 ITV2 Nightscreen 07:00 Life's Funniest Moments 07:20 Psych 08:05 Emmerdale 08:35 Coronation Street 09:10 You've Been Framed! 09:35 Dinner Date 10:35 Psych 11:25 The Real Housewives of Atlanta 13:10 Emmerdale 13:40 Coronation Street 14:15 You've Been Framed! 14:45 Dinner Date 15:40 Judge Rinder 16:50 The Jeremy Kyle Show 19:00 Love Island 20:00 New You've Been Framed! 21:00 Two and a Half Men 22:00 Love Island 23:00 Reality Bites 23:50 Celebrity Juice

00:35 02:10 03:00 03:30 07:00 07:10 07:35 08:35 09:40 10:40 12:05 14:00 15:05 16:05 17:10 17:45 18:20 18:55 19:55 21:00 23:15

Life 01:05 Wild Life Festival 02:05 Channel 4 Racing Highlights 02:35 Ramsay's Kitchen Nightmares USA 03:25 Death & Life of Charlie St Cloud 05:05 Come Dine with Me 06:00 Obsessive Compulsive Cleaners 06:55 How I Met Your Mother 07:45 Will & Grace 08:35 Everybody Loves Raymond 09:00 The Morning Line 10:00 Frasier 11:00 Car SOS 12:00 Come Dine with Me 13:00 Channel 4 News Summary 13:05 Come Dine with Me 14:40 Channel 4 Racing 19:00 The Simpsons 19:30 Hollyoaks 20:00 Channel 4 News 21:00 Dogs: Their Secret Lives 22:00 The Tribe

Emmerdale - Cain and Chrissie kiss

Soap Bubble In tonight´s Emmerdale, Joanie turns up at the B&B saying she’s been mugged and has now nowhere to stay. Val turns her away and Cain fumes when he sees them in the Village. Zak tells a furious Cain and Moira that Joanie and Kyle are staying with them for a while. Chrissie’s furious, knowing Robert is lying about the phone she found and goes to find Aaron but ends up in an argument with Cain. He angrily pushes her away but anger soon turns to passion and the pair kiss unaware they’re being watched... Ashley comes round from his seizure and is grateful to Laurel. He convinces Laurel not to call Harriet and explains how the epilepsy is taking over his life but Harriet later finds out. Laurel and Ashley look at an expensive wristband, which warns about seizures but Ashley’s aware he cannot afford it. A night of revelations on Albert Square kicks off when Buster confronts Shirley about her recent behaviour. Shirley is forced to admit that she did meet Dean's daughter and explains her reasoning. She comes clean about her fears and Buster takes surprising action afterwards. As the night continues, Dean overhears Shirley and Buster's conversation and demands to know what they're hiding from him. Dean gives Shirley some home truths about her parenting and then heads off to Blades, where he finally snaps before breaking down in Buster's arms.

The Vice The Royal ITV3 Nightscreen Teleshopping Movies Now On the Buses Heartbeat The Royal Murder, She Wrote Judge Judy Clockwise Heartbeat The Royal Wild at Heart Fresh Fields Doctor in the House On the Buses Heartbeat Murder, She Wrote Mamma Mia! Blue Murder

Friday 12th June to Thursday 18th June 2015

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10 - TV Pullout

Friday 12th June to Thursday 18th June 2015

CODE CRACKER Code Cracker is a crossword puzzle with no clues; instead, every letter of the alphabet has been replaced by a number, the same number representing the same letter throughout the puzzle. All you have to do is decide which letter is represented by which number. In this week’s puzzle, 2 represents C and 17 represents Z, when these letters have been entered throughout the puzzle, you should have enough information to start guessing words and discovering other letters.

QUICKIE

Across

Down

1 Provide (6) 4 Spectres (6) 9 Organise (7) 10 Humiliation (5) 11 Earth (4) 12 One more (7) 15 Assess (6) 16 Workshop (6) 19 Makes up one’s mind (7) 21 Containers (4) 24 Surplus (5) 25 Highly-strung (7) 26 Objective (6) 27 Muddles (6)

1 Littlest (8) 2 Associate (7) 3 Loan (4) 5 Pause (8) 6 Say (5) 7 Look for (4) 8 Denims (5) 13 Frail (8) 14 Comprises (8) 17 Mythical monsters (7) 18 Resources (5) 20 Go in (5) 22 Overdraft (4) 23 Gratis (4)

Last weeks Solution

Across: 1 Coach, 4 Brand, 10 Stern, 11 Replace, 12 Answered, 13 Keen, 15 Legend, 17 Beaten, 19 Skip, 20 Powerful, 23 Explore, 24 Banks, 25 Never, 26 Deals. Down: 2 Obeys, 3 Condemns, 5 Ripe, 6 Nearest, 7 Established, 8 Freed, 9 Meaningless, 14 Resemble, 16 Glimpse, 18 Bored, 21 Final, 22 Core.

Scribble Pad

DOUBLE CROSS-WORD Solve the Double Cross-Word puzzle using either the standard or cryptic clues, the answers are exactly the same.

CRYTPIC CLUES Across 1 A piece of furniture for some Adelaide ski resorts (4) 3 Greek hero mixed used soys (8) 9 Unilluminated areas for Apache group (7) 10 Honours European, very fat (5) 11 A display of bad temper in the theatre? (5) 12 To rent accommodation is awful (6) 14 Regrets catching white herons, for example (6) 16 Twist whiter translation (6) 19 Small room near square (6) 21 Actress Jessica is not exactly an angel (5) 24 Monarch gave alternative for last resting place (5) 25 Veteran courier’s message contained bitterness (7) 26 Former charge Ed

praised (8) 27 Deliver germ, reportedly (4) Down 1 SAS tried to manoeuvre, but it was a calamity (8) 2 Overused school head thanks the French (5) 4 Leave pudding with the centre missing (6) 5 Drop of sherry left for fun (5) 6 Basic part of an electric kettle (7) 7 Wild West food? (4) 8 Businessman was convincing (6) 13 About a motor vehicle or train (8) 15 Dependent on makeup, I learnt (7) 17 Give in about fast time (6) 18 Eurostar very nearly contains nothing to eat (6) 20 Great, a small spring (5) 22 Spain after midday? Not a soul (2,3) 23 A giant in the Progressive Party (4)

Down STANDARD CLUES 1 Tragedy (8) Across 1 Writing table (4) 2 No longer fresh (5) 3 Mythical Greek hero (8) 4 Abandon (6) 9 Secretly trails (7) 5 Recreation (5) 10 Overly overweight (5) 6 Constituent (7) 11 Act subdivision (5) 7 Boil slowly (4) 12 Decayed (6) 8 Convincing (6) 14 Wading birds (6) 16 Squirm about (6) 13 Practice (8) 19 Wardrobe (6) 15 Trustworthy (7) 21 Actress Jessica (5) 17 Give way (6) 24 Critical (5) 18 Be ravenous (6) 25 Feeling of bitter anger 20 Expand (5) (7) 22 Not a single person (2,3) 26 Glorified (8) 23 Monster (4) 27 Surrender formally (4) Last weeks Solution Across: 1 In toto, 4 Boiled, 9 Primula, 10 Gruel, 11 Galop, 12 Monkeys, 13 Eve, 14 Sport, 16 Tasks, 18 Her, 19 Overage, 21 Adage, 23 Abaci, 24 Delight, 25 So long, 26 Prayer. Down: 1 Impugns, 2 Twirl, 3 Trumpet, 5 Organ, 6 Louvers, 7 Doles, 8 Hammerheads, 15 Overall, 16 Trailer, 17 Sweater, 19 Opals, 20 Align, 22 Angry.

FILL IT IN

Complete the crossword grid by using the given words:

3 letter words Ado Bar Boa Col Did Eel Era Ess Hit Hoe Icy Imp Leg Mob One Ore Owe

Psi Spy Use 4 letter words Asks Aves Baal Bare Bars Carp Coda Code Cuts Ease East Erse Lido Ones

Pope Scar Skis Tort 5 letter words Agars Exeat Kites Matte Onset Poilu Puree Rears Rents Scene Sours Tepid

6 letter 7 letter words words Aerate Ice axes Arguer Presume Athena Sierras Avower 8 letter Capone words Diadem Daybreak Guilds Debacles Mottos Outdoing Nettle Sensuous Phoney 9 letter Ragged words Ramble Abatement Re-lets Police dog Sooner 11 letter Tsetse word Unopen Disagreeing

SPANISH-ENGLISH CROSSWORD

Improve your Spanish - clues in Spanish, answers in English or vice versa.

Across 1 Deuda (obligación) (4) 3 Mensajes (8) 9 Mothers-in-law (7) 10 Spider (5) 11 Fertiliser (5) 12 Once (6) 14 Herboso (6) 16 Treasure (6) 19 Fresh (fruit, vegetables, meat, milk) (6) 21 Pipas (de fumar) (5) 24 Arm (anatomy) (5) 25 Casita (de campo) (7) 26 Anxiety (8) 27 Sierras (herramientas) (4)

Down 1 Unloading (goods) (8) 2 Good (satisfactory) (5) 4 Más fácil (6) 5 Pala (para cavar) (5) 6 Barn (farm) (7) 7 Jabón (para lavar) (4) 8 Flechas (6) 13 Langostas (de mar) (8) 15 Atrasos (7) 17 Draw (equal score) (6) 18 Shell (of snail, shellfish) (6) 20 Humo (de fuego, cigarro) (5) 22 Silver (5) 23 Work (product) (4)

Friday 12th June to Thursday 18th June 2015 Across 1 What was the surname of the former Scottish footballer who managed Manchester United between 1945 and 1969 and again for the second half of the 1970–71 season? (5) 4 What noun means ‘understanding of a situation or event only after it has happened or developed’? (9) 9 What name is often applied to the egg or young form of a louse or other parasitic insect, especially the egg of a human head louse attached to a hair? (3) 10 Which British unit of weight is equivalent to 2,240 pounds (lbs)? (3) 11 The original line-up of which English R&B girl group, formed in 1992, consisted of sisters Easther and Vernie Bennett, Kéllé Bryan and Louise Redknapp (née Nurding)? (7) 12 Which tough-skinned terrestrial mollusc that typically lacks a shell, secretes a film of mucus for protection? (4) 13 The name of which large or violent whirlpools comes from the Dutch for ‘grind, whirl’ and ‘stream’? (10) 15 In tenpin bowling, what name is given to the act of knocking down all the pins with two balls? (5) 16 What was the title of the

Eagles’ second studio album, released in 1973? (9) 17 Which seaport on an inlet of the Pacific Ocean is the largest city in Alaska? (9) 21 The second record album by Mike Oldfield, released in 1974 on Virgin Records, was entitled Hergest (What)? (5) 23 The 1984 American science fiction action film directed by James Cameron that starred Arnold Schwarzenegger as a cyborg disguised as a human being sent back in time to assassinate Sarah Connor, was entitled The (What)? (10) 24 Just What I Needed, My Best Friend’s Girl (both 1978) and Drive (1984) were all UK Top 20 hit singles by which American rock band? (4) 27 According to Greek mythology, what was the name of the fire-breathing female monster with a lion’s head, a goat’s body, and a serpent’s tail? (7) 28 What name is often given to a lyric poem, typically one in the form of an address to a particular subject, written in varied or irregular metre? (3) 29 Which small town in eastern Belgium, south-east of Liège has been celebrated since medieval times for the curative properties of its mineral springs? (3) 30 What name is usually

SUDOKU (Easy)

Quiz Word

applied to a person employed by an individual or in an office to assist with correspondence, make appointments, and carry out administrative tasks? (9) 31 Anaconda, boomslang,

sidewinder and taipan are all types of which reptile? (5) Down 1 What name is given to the notice read out on three successive Sundays in a parish

TV Pullout 11 church, announcing an intended marriage and giving the opportunity for objections? (5) 2 Which tangerine of a hardy loose-skinned variety, was originally grown in Japan? (7) 3 Which large, hairy humanoid creature said to live in the Himalayas, is also known as the Abominable Snowman? (4) 4 What is the title of the official published verbatim report of the proceedings of the British parliament? (7) 5 What name is given to the row of three distinctive stacks of chalk that rise out of the sea off the western extremity of the Isle of Wight, UK, close to Alum Bay? (7) 6 Which abbey, eight miles (13 km) south of Dumfries, near to the Nith in south-west Scotland, was a Cistercian monastery, founded in 1275 by Dervorguilla of Galloway, daughter of Alan, Lord of Galloway, in memory of her husband John de Balliol? (10) 7 Which long, narrow flat-bottomed boat propelled by sculling, is traditionally used on canals of Venice? (7) 8 Which optical instrument designed to make distant objects appear nearer, first appeared in the Netherlands in 1608? (9) 14 The name of which early

form of bicycle propelled by working pedals on cranks fitted to the front axle, was derived from the Latin for ‘swift’ and ‘foot’? (10) 15 What was the title of the 1960 American epic historical drama film directed by Stanley Kubrick, starring Kirk Douglas as the rebellious slave of the title? (9) 18 Which adjective means ‘of or relating to the heart’? (7) 19 Which US state is bordered by Tennessee to the north, Georgia to the east, Florida and the Gulf of Mexico to the south, and Mississippi to the west? (7) 20 Which branch of biology is concerned with the relations between organisms and their environment? (7) 22 The surface of which saltwater lake on the border between Israel and Jordan is 400 m (1,300 ft) below sea level? (4,3) 25 Which large, edible ray with a long snout and thick tail with pectoral fins continuous with the head, swims by undulating the edges of the pectoral fins? (5) 26 What was the surname of the Nazi leader, who in 1941, flew a solo flight to Scotland in an apparent attempt to negotiate a peace treaty with Great Britain? (4)

SALLY’S SIMPLE SPANISH

JARDINERÍA

Match these words with their Spanish translations then find them in the wordsearch. (Answers below)

el árbol

la planta

el arbusto

la semilla

el rastrillo

las flores

fumigar

las malas hierbas

la carretilla

la tierra

la maceta

las raíces

la manguera

plantar

la pala

regar

history QUIZ

ANSEWRS: 1. Poland 2. Santa Maria (Pinta & Nina Were Sister Ships) 3. Hole in Doughnuts 4. Sideburns 5. Sir Walter Raleigh 6. The First Airship Crossing, North Pole 7. Samuel Pepys 8. Charlie Chaplain 9. Czechoslovakia 10. Three 11. The Holy Roman Empire

Last Week’s Solutions Code Cracker Last weeks Quiz Word Solution Across: 9 Ramsay MacDonald, 10 Baroque, 12 Lesotho, 13 Specimens, 14 Malta, 15 Sea pink, 18 Sucrose, 21 Octet, 23 Alpenhorn, 25 Oedipus, 26 Worsted, 29 Father Christmas. Down: 1 Crib, 2 Emir, 3 Daiquiri, 4 Ampere, 5 Oculists, 6 Possum, 7 Martello, 8 Advocate, 11 Apple, 15 Show-offs, 16 Antidote, 17 Knapsack, 19 Congress, 20 Serge, 22 Tappet, 24 Powers, 27 Tams, 28 Dusk.

Empareja estas palabras - Match the Spanish and English words You will find the answers at the bottom of the quiz. 1.el árbol, 2.el arbusto,

13.la tierra, 14.las raíces,

k.to water, l.the plant,

3.el rastrillo, 4.fumigar,

15.plantar, 16.regar.

m.the hose pipe, n.the rake,

5.la carretilla, 6.la maceta,

a.to plant, b.the seed,

o.the wheel barrow,

7.la manguera, 8.la pala,

c.the plant pot, d.the flowers,

p.the spade.

9.la planta, 10.la semilla, 1

e.the tree, f.the weeds,

1.las flores,

g.the roots, h.to fumigate,

12.las malas hierbas,

i.the bush, j.the earth,

Soduko

Span - Eng

Quizword

Answers: 1e, 2i, 3n, 4h, 5o, 6c, 7m, 8p, 9l, 10b, 11d, 12f, 13j, 14g, 15a, 16k.

1. In which country was Auschwitz? 2. Name The Ship In Which Columbus Discovered America? 3. Captain Hanson Gregory Crockett created what void in 1847? 4. What fashion trend did General Ambrose Burnside start during the Civil War? 5. Who Brought Back Tobacco And Potatoes From The Americas? 6. The Italian Umberto Nobile became famous in 1926 for? 7. Who Wrote A Famous Diary Between 1660 & 1669? 8. Who called himself the 8th wonder of world because of his large penis? 9. In 1968 Which Country Did The USSR Invade To Stamp Out Liberal Reform? 10. How Many Days After Hiroshima Did Nagasaki Receive The Second Atom Bomb? 11. What Was The First Reich?

Fill It In

12 - TV Pull-Out

On The

Friday 12th June to Thursday 18th June 2015

Box

Just when you think that there can´t be any more reality show spin-offs featuring desperate celebrities trying to cling to a little bit of limelight, another one comes along that makes you think, “didn´t see that coming!” We´ve had Big Brother, the jungle, dancing, singing, acrobatics, sheds, BBQ´s and now, the ultimate show that everybody has been waiting for, celebrity sheep herding! The press release reads, “A cast of famous faces will be swapping red carpets for green fields this summer for a brand new ITV series, Flockstars.” Allow us to explain those celebs in Blackburn. Tony teams up with Bess, a strong-willed, six year old bitch from Suffolk. Kelle Bryan from R&B girl band Eternal will be working with two year old boy Max. Ballroom dancer Brendan Cole teams up with Hoggy, a two year old bitch from Scotland.

Your Weekly round-up of the TV news

Celeb Sheep Herding is REAL! Honest...

N-Dubz star Fazer, or Richard Rawson as his mum probably calls him, will be teaming up with three year old Jack. Lesley Joseph, okay we´ve heard of at least one star now, will be teaming up with Gyp, an “easy going” four year old from Derby. Property presenter Amanda Lamb will be building relationships with Midge, a three year old “softie”. Paralympian Lee Pearson will be working with a two year old bitch from Scotland called Skye. Finally, another one we might know, Wendi Peters (Cilla Battersby-Brown from Corrie by the way) will be paired up with an old dog to learn some new tricks, nine year old Bill from Suffolk. Hosted by Gabby Logan, the eight-week prime-time series will see our stars take on the challenge of sheepdog trialling, all vying for centre stage with their fourlegged partners to herd flocks of sheep, ducks and geese around a set of chal-

The Clangers Return

lenging courses, specially designed to test their skill, technique and discipline. They will battle it out with their Border Collie sidekicks in an exciting knockout competition to see who’ll be crowned top trialler and walk away with the much-coveted Flockstars Champion Shield. Whilst we´re on the subject of people-we-once-mayhave-seen-on-the-tele reality shows, Strictly Come Dancing is set to sprinkle a little stardust onto our

screens when it returns, with Joe McElderry, Adrian Chiles, Dermot O´Leary, Gordon Ramsey, Richard and Judy, Alex from Electro Velvet, Gemma Cariney and Shane Richie, all on the rumour list. Bollywood actress Amy Jackson is said to be a “perfect fit”, but there are also those surprises waiting in the rumour liat wings, such as Jeremy Clarkson, Peter Andre, Ed Millband and former Corrie actress Georgia May Foote... Break a leg.

After their debut in 1969, Mother, Major, Tiny, Small and Granny make their way home to BBC Television for the highly anticipated return of the Clangers on CBeebies from 15 June. To celebrate, we thought we´d give you our Top 5 Clanger facts...

1. 300 cotton wool balls were used to create parts of the Clangers’ set. 2. 3 kilometres of wool were used to knit the Clangers Family. 3. Each of the characters' tabards have personalised symbols; Small has an ‘S’ formed from question marks, as he is so inquisitive; Tiny has two musical notes to represent her love of music, and a T can be

traced round them; Mother has an ‘M’ with a flower on that is also shaped like a heart, to represent her flower garden and her loving nature; Major has ‘C’ for Clangers and it’s a cog to represent invention; and Granny has spun wool shaped like a G. 4. Six animators produce around 11 seconds of animation each every day, which equates to a full episode of animation every 9.2 days. 5. The whistling sound the Clangers make is arguably a universal language. Oliver Postgate was once told by a German viewer that the Clangers spoke perfect German! For a little nostalgia, make sure you tune in this Wednesday.

Award for Curry Actor Tim Curry made a rare public appearance at the weekend to collect a lifetime achievement award. Curry was a much loved cult figure,

famed for playing Dr Frank N Furter in the The Rocky Horror Show, amongst many other stage and screen roles. In July 2012 he collapsed at his Los

Angeles home after suffering a stroke, in a rare interview about his condition, the 69 year old actor said, “It’s not tough to maintain,” he explained. “It is just part of my DNA.”

TRELI ON THE TELLY WITH ALEX TRELINSKI Gloss over substance is the watchword for BBC1’s new Wednesday night whizz bang effort, The Interceptor. It features the adventures of an elite team called UNIT (nowt to do with Doctor Who), why try to track down untouchable crooks and bring them down. Using high tech surveillance techniques and some muscle, they specialise in nailing nasty underworld characters that think they can escape the long hand of the law, including a mastermind played by Trevor Eve. It’s nothing that we’ve not seen before and the good production values clearly have an eye on international sales, but the money has

A CRIMINAL SCRIPT

not been spent on cobbling together a decent script. It’s unintentionally funny in parts and it’s nowhere near as smart as what Spooks or Hustle were, which is the market The Interceptor is aiming at. That said, it’s passable good-looking fare for a Wednesday, and in these cash conscious days for the Beeb, if enough countries buy it, then it will return, which sadly shouldn’t be the overriding factor for a series renewal. We’ve fortunately moved away from the old Scottish TV clichés of years gone by akin to Doctor Finlay and Take the High Road, with the change led by the excellent Taggart, and a stream of quality dramas

like The Crow Road which popped up nearly 20 years ago but still remains long in

my memory. That was penned by the late Iain Banks, and the good look-

ing and handsome twoparter, Stonemouth, which started last night on BBC2, returns to familiar Crow Road territory as a young man, played by Christian Cook, returns to a small town that has seen some changes in his absence. It’s a decent enough mystery but arguably the gorgeous views around Banff Bay steal the show. When Jonathan Ross does something about the movies, he’s normally in top form, and he was a great replacement for Barry Norman on the BBC1 Film series. He’s still missed from that, but he popped on BBC2 last Saturday for a very enjoyable look behind the scenes at Pinewood

Studios, mixed in with 80 years of nostalgia and some fascinating looks at the art of stunts and special effects. Perhaps a bit too much time was spent on plugging the new James Bond movie, but Ross was adept in reeling us in with his enthusiasm for the medium, plus some nice moments in the company of Joan Collins, Hayley Mills, and Barbara Windsor. ITV’s “yawn a second” Sunday night wartime series, Home Fires has been recommissioned for a second series. Why? Because they’d already ordered it before series one tanked with the viewers and reviewers!

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Priority Road Signs Señales de Prioridad We might remember from our driving lesson days that there are different types of road signs. In the UK, there are circles which give orders, triangles which give warnings and rectangles which give information. We might also remember that the circle signs, or mandatory signs, have two different types, redbordered circles which tell us what we must NOT do and blue circles which tell us what we MUST do. In Spain, most of the signs

R-1

Ceda el paso. GIVE WAY.

carry similar characteristics, but there are one or two additional signs, and the Regulatory Signs, or Señales de Reglamentación, are broken down into four main elements, which are priorities, prohibitions, obligations and restrictions on the road. Prohibitions, obligations and restrictions are generally characterised by circular signs, whereas Priority Signals have special shapes,

with the odd exception. In this section, we are going to look at Priority Signs, Señales de Prioridad. R-1 Ceda el paso. Give Way. All vehicles must give way to traffic on the major road or lane you wish to join. R-2 Detención obligatoria or STOP. Stop and Give Way. Every vehicle must stop at the stop line or, if there is no stop line, before the next junction, and give way to traffic on the

R-2

R-3

Detención obligatoria. STOP.

Calzada con prioridad. Road with priority.

major road. Motorcyclist must also ensure that they place a foot on the ground to ensure they have stopped correctly. In the event of poor visibility at the junction the driver must stop again at a place where there is sufficient visibility without compromising other road users. R-3 Calzada con prioridad. Road with priority. Drivers of vehicles travelling on the roadway which displays the sign at a junction have prior-

R-4

Fin de prioridad. End of priority.

Tow Bars and the Law

If you need to tow a trailer with your vehicle, you will need to have a tow bar installed. However, in view of the serious implications of getting the installation wrong, it must only be done under certain conditions, in an authorised and qualified workshop and in compliance with the law. In 2011, the law in Spain categorised tow bars. Prior to that date they were simply another accessory which could be added to the vehicle, but the new “antituning” law standardised the European directive of 2007 which elevated the tow bar from an accessory to a

“major reform”. Therefore, all tow bars not only have to be of an approved and authorised type for the individual vehicle in question, they can only be fitted in certified workshops where a technical report can be issued, a requirement for the vehicle to pass its ITV inspection. There are two types of tow bars, a fixed ball hook and a removable ball latch. The fixed ball hook, as its name suggests, does not disassemble and any form of manipulation is forbidden. In view of the installation procedures in order to ensure the legality of the

tow bar, any action on the tow bar would be considered a manipulation of a major reform, which can only be done legally in a workshop. The removable ball latch is, as the name suggests, detachable and consists of a fixed element and an easily removable part, which may be semi-automatic or by a thread, or by automatic pressure and ball rotation. There are other removable tow bars which can be retracted into the vehicle, but these form an integral part of the construction. When tow bars are not in use, they can pose a hazard

to other road users, as any protrusion from the vehicle can cause damage, such as when reversing into a parking space, especially as the tow bar is not visible, and interferes with the shape and design of the vehicle´s safety features and can cause considerable damage in the event of a rearend collision. That said, as we have already mentioned, a fixed ball hook cannot be manipulated in any way and therefore cannot be removed (unless done on a permanent basis by a qualified mechanic), and so there is no legal requirement to

ity over vehicles travelling on the other carriageway. R-4 Fin de prioridad. End of priority. Indicated the end of the section where traffic on the road where R-3 had been displayed no longer has priority over another road. R-5 Prioridad en sentido contrario. Vehicles approaching have priority on the section of road ahead. This sign, along with R-6, often confuse drivers as to who has priority,

but as this one, R-5 is surrounded by a red circle which tells us what we must not do, one way of remembering is that we must not pass if something is coming the other way. R-6 Prioridad respecto al sentido contrario. Priority over oncoming vehicles. Drivers approaching this sign have priority through the section over traffic coming in the opposite direction. Caution must still be exercised however.

R-5

R-6

Prioridad en sentido contrario. Vehicles approaching have priority.

Prioridad respecto al sentido contrario. Priority over oncoming vehicles.

remove the tow bar when not in use. Similarly, the very design of a removable tow bar does not constitute a legal requirement to remove it either, although you may choose to do for your own safety. There is a legal requirement however that no tow bar, fixed or removable, can interfere with the visibility of rear elements of the vehicle, namely the number plate and lights. Article 9 of the

Ley de Seguridad Vial ensures that these items must be visible at all times and not obscured. It is also important to remember that only officially approved tow bars are permitted in Spain and only for the purpose of towing a trailer (including caravans). The use of ropes, A-Frames and vehicle-to-vehicle towing bars or any other unapproved devices are not permitted by law.

SIGN OF THE WEEK What does this sign indicate? a) Warning of roundabout ahead. b) The numbers have fallen off the sign. c) No vehicles. d) Snow on road. We will give you the answer in the next edition of Motoring+

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Car lover's dream, McLaren F1 supercar to be sold at auction The McLaren F-1 LM-Specification car is displayed at Sotheby's in New York

Deep-pocketed car lovers will have a chance to buy a rare McLaren F1 when it goes on the auction block this summer, as part of a sale of a private collection of some of the world's finest sports and supercars. The 1998 orange, threeseater F1 "LM-Specification" car is one of the highlights of The Pinnacle Portfolio, a collection of more than 20 postWorld War Two cars that is expected to fetch a total of more than $65 million in a standalone sale on Aug. 13 by RM Sotheby's at California's Monterey 2015 Classic Car Auctions. "It is the single largest private collection that has ever been brought to auction," Ian Kelleher, managing director of RM Auctions, said in an interview. He expects the McLaren F1 to fetch more than $12 million. The collection, which spans 57 years of automotive history and design,

boasts some of the finest sports and racing automobiles of the 1950s and 60s and includes Porsches, Ferraris, a 1993 Jaguar XJ220, bookend Bugatti Veyrons and the final Enzo gifted to the late Pope John Paul II. The collector remains anonymous. "Last year we sold approximately $144 million of cars at Monterey, which is the single largest total for any collector car auction to date. This year we expect to eclipse that," Kelleher said. The McLaren, which is on display at Sotheby's New York headquarters in Manhattan, is one of two that were brought back to the factory and upgraded to the Le Mans race specifications. "It was effectively almost rebuilt from scratch, making it far superior to the road car, basically a road-going racecar," he explained. "It includes all of the LM special upgrades."

Only five such McLarens were produced. All are in private hands. "For most other modern cars there are virtually no other examples that are even remotely in this price range in terms of the collectability and desirability," Kelleher said. "What makes it unique is that you can actually drive it," he said, adding the performance of the car is second to none. The 2005 Ferrari Enzo that was given to the late Pope John Paul II by former Ferrari Chairman Luca Cordero di Montezemolo has an inscription under the hood and was auctioned on the Pope's behalf with the proceeds going to tsunami victims. The bookend Bugatti Veyrons, chassis No. 001 and No. 300, are the first and last of the production run. "The actual driver sits in the middle with the passenger on either side. That's obviously something that you don't see normally. But that certainly duplicates the rac-

>> Super-rare McLaren F1 sports is expected to fetch over ÂŁ7.8million at auction ing heritage of the car and kind of gives you that feeling of being in a Formula 1 car centre seat. Also up for auction as part

of the seller's private collection is a 1964 Ferrari 250 LM, chassis no. 6105 which is expected to sell for $15m and a 1959 Ferrari 250 GT

LWB California Spider, chassis no. 1307 GT which is estimated at $9m. The sale will take place between 13-15 August 2015.

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Ferrari 488 GTB is unleashed The Ferrari 488 GTB – or Gran Turismo Berlinetta – is the latest chapter in a love story that began 40 years ago, when Ferrari introduced its first two-seater, midengined V8. The 458 Italia of 2009 was the apogee of this type of sports car and was acknowledged as the best Ferrari for decades. So how do you replace a masterpiece? That’s not Ferrari’s only concern. Its charismatic president Luca di Montezemolo was thrown out last autumn by Sergio Marchionne, boss of Ferrari’s parent company Fiat Chrysler Automobiles (FCA). “M”, as Marchionne is called by his staff, plans to liberate some of the prancing horse’s estimated £2.5£5.7bn value in an Initial Public Offering of shares to help fund FCA’s £34bn fiveyear plan. This goes to the very heart of what Ferrari is and should be. Under Enzo’s patrician hand, road car customers were a fungible bank to fund racing. Now we face the prospect of avaricious trophy shareholders and sleek hedge-fund guys squabbling

over the company’s profitability and product plans. Already there’s talk of increasing annual production from a total capped at 7,000 to 10,000 and a relaunch of the Dino name with a new V6 model. When the 488 was unveiled at this year’s Geneva motor show even the most gormless Ferraristi seemed let down by its appearance. The clue to those looks came at the launch. “When we gave them [the design department] the shape,” said Matteo Biancalana, aerodynamics chief… So it’s the wind that’s shaped this bodywork, rather than a designer. And there’s no denying the body does clever things with air. Biancalana and his colleagues have funnelled it

under the downforce-creating rear spoilers, pushing turbulence out past the back of the body where it can’t create drag. It also sucks the car to the road with low pressure areas at the front and there’s a movable rear spoiler under the back, which reduces drag at speed in a straight line. The trouble is that however lovely it looks, the 488 is simply not as gorgeous as the car it replaces. Then there’s the turbocharged engine. At heart this is the same all-alloy, fourcam, 3.9-litre, flat-plane crank V8 used in the California T, with a new bottom end, pistons and revised cylinder heads and cams. It’s enormous, due to the long inlet tracts and IHI turbos either side. The gearbox is the same seven-speed, twin-clutch unit as the 458’s, while an electronically controlled limitedslip differential varies the torque to each rear wheel according to steering and slip angles. Also aimed at keeping you on the road is a retuned version of Ferrari’s sideslip angle control, which stiffens or

slackens the electromagnetically-controlled dampers to maintain grip. This works with the stability and traction control system and the electronic differential to maintain driver control even with the wheels spinning and the car sliding. These stability systems can be dialled out progressively via a steering wheel switch (manettino). With door handles also shaped by the aerodynamicists, the lever feels like a disposable spoon from an ice cream tub. Climb in and you are faced with an expansive facia and low centre console. There’s a huge rev counter in a binnacle flanked by ancillary displays for everything from oil and water temperatures to lap times. The satnav display is tiny (and the system is hopeless). There are no steering-column stalks, just

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>> You need a test track to gear-change paddles. Everything else is on the steering wheel, which can lead to inelegant groping to select the indicators on a roundabout. The passenger also gets an (optional) display so they can be horrified by the speed or side force being applied to

their body. The seats are heavily bolstered and not altogether comfortable, although other seats are available as options. The rear views are restricted and the mirrors are mostly filled with the engine’s cooling ducts. But there is space behind the seats for a couple of soft bags and you can fit a smallish suitcase under the bonnet. Start her up and the turbo engine drones through the aluminium body. At very low revs it’s quiet, while at medium speeds, where most owners will do most of their driving, it has a muffled and flat note like a frog in a sock. Engine behaviour in the lower gears is carefully manipulated by restricting torque to mimic the character of a naturally aspirated V8. That works on the track,

fully explore the limits of the where the throttle is mostly fully open or shut, but on the road there’s an artificiality about the response. The main impression, however, is of crushing power. On the public road the traction control light is on most of the time and driving the 488 GTB becomes an exercise in self control – you’d rarely, if ever, use full power. I did in one surreal moment as I changed down and floored it. The refrigerator thrum rose to a Stentorian blare, the scenery blurred and my stomach was left where I’d first pressed the throttle. It felt like the opening credits of a Star Trek movie. On Ferrari’s Fiorano test track it felt even more insanely fast, which is unusual as cars more commonly feel slower on a circuit. The gearbox is exactly what you need in these circumstances, fast but not unsettling unless you select Race mode. The first three gears are closely stacked, which means you can be busy with the paddles at first. The chassis is heaven sent with feedback and finely wrought control, and the

Ferrari’s latest supercar comes with portent and power, but does the 488 GTB better its renowned predecessor?

new Ferrari 488 GTB hydraulic steering, a version of that fitted to the 458, is brilliantly intuitive, with a pleasing solidity. The 488 GTB turns into corners instinctively and accurately and the systems work fantastically well to control the inevitable slides when you floor the throttle on the exit. If you consider that the car is constantly altering its aerodynamics, damping effort, traction and engine torque, that’s an enormous amount of successful calibration work for a smallish company. One thing that isn’t up to

snuff, though, is the braking. The response is abrupt on the road and on the track the standard carbon-ceramic anchors don’t inspire confidence. Great chassis, great steering, insane amounts of power, reassuringly expensive, the Ferrari 488 GTB is in almost all senses a terrific supercar. It will be poorly judged by history, however, purely because its aural qualities lack the pure stridency of the 458 and the looks, while functionally clever, are a step back.

THE FACTS Ferrari 488 GTB Tested: 3,902cc turbocharged V8 petrol engine, sevenspeed semi-automatic dual-clutch gearbox, rear-wheel drive Price/on sale: from £183,974/September Power/torque: 659bhp @ 8,000rpm/560lb ft @ 3,000rpm Top speed: More than 205mph Acceleration: 0-62mph in 3sec Fuel economy: 24.8mpg (EU Combined) CO2 emissions: 260g/km Verdict: Astonishingly powerful mid engined sports car, with great handling and clever aerodynamics. Not as good looking or as fine sounding as its predecessor.

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Spanish

Life

Spanish 176

Become a great speaker of Spanish

JEANETTE ERATH

Welcome to another week of learning Spanish with me, and I hope you are finding my articles interesting and useful in your quest to become a great speaker and reader of the language. During the last few weeks we have been looking at prepositions and this week is no exception. We are still looking at prepositions but this time we will be looking at idioms containing prepositions and you can see how they can change meaning in an idiom as opposed to in a general statement. Just to be sure that you know what an idiom is; it is an expression whose meaning is not predictable from the usual meanings of the words used, such as ´hang one´s head´. We are going to start with the preposition por which we know normally means for but of course in idioms they can mean pretty much anything, so here are some idioms using por: ¡por supuesto! – of course!, ¿por qué? – why? For what

reason?, día por día – day by day, estar por – to be in the mood to, palabra por palabra – word for word, por adelantado – in advance, por ahora – for now, por allí – around there, that way, por amor de Dios – for the love of God, por aquí – around here, this way, por casualidad – by chance, por ciento – percent, por cierto – certainly, por completo – completely, por correo – by mail/post, por dentro – inside, por desgracia – unfortunately, por Dios – for heaven´s sake, por ejemplo – for example, por eso – therefore, that´s why, por favor – please, por fin – finally, por la mañana/tarde – in the morning/afternoon, por la noche – at night, por las buenas o por las malas – whether you like it or not, por lo común – usually, por lo demás – furthermore, por lo general – generally, in general, por lo menos at least, por lo mismo – for that very reason, por lo que a mí me toca – as far as I´m concerned, por lo

tanto – therefore, por lo visto – apparently, por medio de – by means of, por mi parte – for my part, por motivo de – on account of, por ningún lado – nowhere, por orden – in order, por otra parte – on the other hand, por poco – almost, por primera/última vez – for the first/last time, por seperado – separately, por si acaso – just in case, por su propio mano – by own´s own hand, por suerte – fortunately, luckily, por teléfono – on the phone, by phone, por todas partes – everywhere, por todos lados – on all sides, por ultimo – finally, por un lado, por otro – on one hand, on the other hand, una vez por todas – once and for all. Here are a few more idioms using prepositions, if you want to sound more like a native you need to be aware of these expressions, so get practising whenever you can. En vez de – instead of, en lugar de – in place of/ instead of, en punto – sharp/on the dot, sobre

todo – above all, a pesar de – in spite of, para siempre – forever, para nada – no way (not for anything), con cariño – affectionately, caringly, con cuidado cautiously, con gusto – with pleasure, de mal en peor – from

bad to worse, sin embargo – nevertheless. As you can see there are many idioms using prepositions, some are more logical than others but all have to be learnt word for word to avoid confusion. What is

the easiest way to do this? There are several options open to you, it all depends where you spend most of your time or where you are when you have free time. For example if you spend time in your car waiting then you could copy this article and put it in your car, so when you get a few minutes free you can have a glance at it and maybe memorise one or two. Another option could be this: each day write down one or two expressions and put them in your purse, every time you pay for something you are reminded of the word and if you stop for a coffee or lunch you can take it out and have a look, one or two a day and you will soon be building up your vocabulary. You could even try to work the word into your conversation in your local Spanish shop or café. I hope you spend time practising these expressions and I´ll see you next week with some more fun with Spanish.

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Desserts

Chocolate-Cheesecake Protein Pudding Ingredients 1 cup skim milk, 1 cup cold water. 3 scoops Pure Natural Whey Protein Powder, Rich Chocolate Flavour. 1 package Jell-o Sugar-Free Instant Pudding, Cheesecake flavour Directions Mix ingredients together in blender until well mixed, and portion out into small cups. Chill. Serves 4. Healthy Blueberry Scones Ingredients 1 3/4 c. all-purpose flour 1 c. rolled oats 1/4 c. sugar 1 tbs. baking powder 1/2 c. skim milk 3 tbs. cooking oil 1 egg white 1 c. blueberries Directions Spray baking sheet with nonstick spray. In a large bowl, combine flour, oats, sugar and baking powder. In another bowl, stir together milk, oil and egg white. Add liquid mixture and blueberries to dry mixture and stir until just moistened. On a lightly floured surface, knead dough 10 times. Roll dough to 3/4 inch thickness. Cut dough into twelve pieces and transfer to baking sheet. Bake in oven at 400 degrees for 15-18 minutes or until golden brown. Cool on wire rack and serve warm. Makes 12 servings.

BBQ black peppercorn and garlic steak baps

Food & Drink Grilled mackerel with new potatoes and salad

Flank steak will impress any quests at your barbecue Steak on a barbecue feels like a real treat and is great for spoiling yourself and your loved ones. Fillet steak is often thought to be the most prized cut (and therefore the most expensive), but to my mind it lacks in flavour and, being so lean, it can easily dry out. Steak that has a liberal marbling of fat throughout will be both juicy and tasty, and for that reason rib-eye is my go-to steak for a good balance between flavour and tenderness. My preference is always to get a thick steak for sharing, and for this I visit my butcher who will cut it just as I like it. Ready-cut steaks from a supermarket tend to be on the thin side, which makes them rather too easy to overcook. With a thick steak you can get the outside really crisp and caramelized, which adds intensity to the flavour, whilst the inside stays as rare as you like. The other cuts I love to barbecue are skirt steak and flank steak (whichsometimes goes by the more glamorous name of 'bavette'). Both these cuts are economical and very tasty, but to stay tender they are best cooked very quick-

ly over a high heat and served rather rare inside. To ensure it's extra tender, serve sliced across the grain. INGREDIENTS 900g skirt or flank steak in one thickish piece, 2-3 cloves garlic, very thinly sliced, 2 tbsp olive oil. 2-3 tsp black peppercorns, crushed. Sea salt flakes, to taste, 6 soft baps, cut in half, 1 old-fashioned round English lettuce, leaves separated, washed and dried. Mustard or mayo, to taste. METHOD Lay the steak on a board and pierce all over using the tip of a cook's knife. Stuff slivers of garlic inside the slits, tucking it well inside the meat so it doesn't burn on the outside.

Rub the steak all over with the oil, then sprinkle on the black pepper, rubbing it in on both sides. At this point your steak is ready to cook. Get your barbecue really hot. Sear the steak over the barbecue for about 3 minutes on each side for a 2 cm thick steak, then remove and leave to rest on a board, loosely covered with foil, for about 10 minutes. This should give you a medium-rare steak; cook it for a little less if your steak is thinner, or more if it is thicker. After resting, season with sea salt flakes, then thinly slice the steak across the grain and stuff into the baps with the lettuce leaves and a smear of hot mustard or mayo.

This simple dish is perfect when you fancy something a little different for supper. Making your own dressing makes it extra special. Ingredients. For the potatoes, 150g/5oz new potatoes, such as Jersey Royals, scrubbed, pinch salt. For the mackerel, 2 mackerel fillets, 1 tbsp wholegrain mustard, salt and freshly ground black pepper. For the dressing and salad. 1 tsp English mustard, 1 tbsp white wine vinegar, 3 tbsp rapeseed oil, or olive oil squeeze lemon juice, 2 Little Gem lettuces, Preparation method. Bring a pan of water to the boil. Add the potatoes and cook for 8-10 minutes until just tender.

Drain and return to the pan to keep warm. For the mackerel, preheat the grill to high. Put the mackerel fillets on the grill tray, brush with the wholegrain mustard and season with salt and pepper. Grill them for 2-3 minutes, then turn over and grill for a further minute, or until the mackerel is cooked through. For the dressing and salad, whisk the English mustard, white wine vinegar, rapeseed oil and lemon juice together in a bowl. Season with salt and pepper. Add the lettuce leaves to the bowl and mix to combine. Divide the mackerel between two plates, along with the potatoes and the salad.

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Delicious non-alcoholic cocktails

These refreshing non-alcoholic cocktails are perfect for designated drivers this summer Shake the juices and grenadine in a cocktail shaker over ice, and strain into an ice-filled glass. Top up with ginger ale, the right amount to your taste, stir and garnish with a lime slice. Ginger & Elderflower Summer Cup This is the non-alcoholic cocktail I drink most in the summer, and it is delicate enough to go well with lighter food - salads, fish, seafood - too. I make it quite dilute but do up the amount of juice and cordial

Pink Grapefruit Cooler Grapefruit juice, refreshing and tart, is making a come-back in cocktails today, so here is one with the sweeter succulence and rosy hue of the pink variety INGREDIENTS 80ml juice from a ripe pink grapefruit. Juice of half a lemon, 40ml sugar syrup (made with equal parts sugar and water, heated until sugar is dissolved then cooled). Cold sparkling or soda water, 2 x mint sprigs, crushed ice. METHOD Pour the sugar syrup into a tumbler and add one mint sprig, stirring and bruising it lightly. Add the citrus juices and stir, then top right up with crushed ice and the sparkling or soda water. Garnish with the second mint sprig. Bitter Tonic Anything slightly bitter is deeply fashionable this summer. Do try this simple, chic drink with different types of bitters - Fee Brothers’ Cranberry Bitters, for example, are in M&S. Note that a dash of bitters will add a tiny amount of alcohol. INGREDIENTS 2-3 dashes bitters, according to taste (Angostura is readily avail-

able, or try The Bitter Truth’s Tonic Bitters) 200ml chilled premium tonic water (such as FeverTree). Lemon or lime slices, Ice cubes. METHOD Add a few ice cubes to a tumbler then splash over the bitters. Squeeze one slice of fruit over this, then top up with tonic water and add another slice to garnish. Shirley Temple The classic ‘mocktail’, which today is often given a fresh lift, as here, with a squeeze of citrus juice (lime is best). Drink with a brightly coloured straw. INGREDIENTS 15ml grenadine syrup, 15ml freshly squeezed lime juice, 200ml chilled ginger ale. Maraschino cocktail cherry and thin lime slice, to decorate, Ice cubes. METHOD Place a few ice cubes in a tumbler, add the grenadine and lime juice then top up with ginger ale, and garnish with the cocktail cherry and lime slice. Lavender Lemonade The aroma of the steeped lavender heads is wonderful, but do be sure to use lavender which hasn’t been sprayed with any chemicals. It’s best made with

flowers that have started to dry out naturally in high summer. Makes about 75cl of pink-tinged liquid. INGREDIENTS 10g lavender heads 250ml boiling water 75g sugar 600ml cold water (sparkling if you prefer) Juice of 3 small or 2 large ripe lemons, strained, Ice cubes. METHOD Put the flower heads in a small pan and pour over the boiling water. Heat up again and simmer gently for two minutes. Take off the heat and leave to steep for ten minutes. Strain off the flowers, add sugar to the liquid and stir to dissolve it. Add the cold water. Add the lemon juice and stir (the mix turns pink here), then serve in tall slim tumblers with a few ice cubes in them. St Kitts Adapted from a recipe in Diffordsguide Cocktails. This tastes really tropical and is deeply refreshing one for a hot day: INGREDIENTS 75ml pineapple juice 25ml freshly squeezed lime juice, 15ml grenadine syrup. Cold ginger ale to top up, Lime slice, Loads of ice cubes. METHOD

for stronger flavours, obviously. INGREDIENTS 25ml elderflower cordial, Small piece - about 2cms square - peeled root ginger, 20ml freshly squeezed lemon juice, 150ml cold sparkling water, Mint sprig and lemon slice. Crushed ice METHOD Grate the ginger finely, adding all the bits and any gingery juices into a small bowl with the cordial and lemon juice. Mix well and leave to infuse for a few minutes. Strain into a tum-

bler, then add crushed ice and top up with sparkling water. Garnish with the mint and a thin lemon slice.

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Health

Issues

Just half a handful of nuts a day can cut your risk of dying from a string of major diseases, a new study reveals. The study confirms a link between peanut and nut intake and lower mortality rates, but found no protective effect for peanut butter. Researchers found that

10 grams of nuts or peanuts per day, around half a handful led to a lower risk of dying from respiratory disease, neurodegenerative disease, and diabetes, as well as cancer and cardiovascular diseases. The effects are equal in men and women. The researchers from

A HANDFUL OF NUTS CAN SAVE YOUR LIFE, SAYS NEW STUDY Maastricht University in Holland found peanuts show at least as strong reductions in mortality as tree nuts, but peanut butter is not associated with mortality. The study, published in the International Journal of Epidemiology, was carried out within the Netherlands

Cohort Study, which has been running since 1986 among more than 120,000 Dutch men and women, aged 55 to 69. Nut consumption was assessed by asking about portion size and frequency of intake of peanuts, other nuts, and peanut butter. The researchers analysed the relationship with overall and cause-specific mortality since 1986. The associations between nuts and peanut intake and cardiovascular death con-

firm earlier results from American and Asian studies that were often focused on cardiovascular diseases. However, the new study found that mortality due to cancer, diabetes, respiratory, and neurodegenerative diseases was also lowered among people who eat peanuts and nuts. Project leader Professor Piet van den Brandt said: "It was remarkable that substantially lower mortality was already observed at consumption levels of 15

grams of nuts or peanuts on average per day, half a handful. "A higher intake was not associated with further reduction in mortality risk. "This was also supported by a meta-analysis of previously published studies together with the Netherlands Cohort Study, in which cancer and respiratory mortality showed this same dose-response pattern." He said peanuts and tree nuts both contain various compounds such as monounsaturated and polyunsaturated fatty acids, various vitamins, fibre, antioxidants, and other bioactive compounds, that possibly contribute to the lower death rates. However, besides peanuts, peanut butter also contains added components such as salt and vegetable oils. In the past, it has been shown that peanut butter contains trans fatty acids and therefore the composition of peanut butter is different from peanuts. Prof van den Brandt said the adverse health effects of salt and trans fatty acids could inhibit the protective effects of peanuts.

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RICHARD CAVENDER

Bluemoon Solutions www.bluemoonsolutions.es

BlueMoon Solutions is the computer and IT services company on the Costa Blanca, they provide quality computer services at realistic prices and specialise in working with home users and small businesses.

Richard moved to Spain eight years ago having left his management background behind in the UK and decided to use his IT skills to help home users and small businesses with their PC problems. Now a relaxed 'computer man' he is out and about in the Spanish sun every day, making house and shop calls and using his vast experience and qualifications to (usually) sort out the problem there and then. Computers are his hobby as well as his work so don’t be surprised to get an answer to your email in the early hours!

ADVICE: David wanted to know how to copy and paste ADVICE: Mary was having problems in Skype Dear Richard, I am wondering if you would from a website to his email be kind enough to help me with something Hello Richard, I have just read the article in this week’s Courier paper, where Mike wanted to know how to send pictures with his windows live mail system as you can see I am not very good with computers. I am operating on Windows 7, Internet Explorer and using Hotmail. I wanted a part to be delivered to my friend in the UK (for him to bring it out with him). I saw the item I wanted on Amazon and described it to him; I was in the screen on another tab. I right clicked on it and pressed - copy, went back to the email and clicked paste. Nothing happened obviously I was doing something wrong, but what? Thanks, David

Hi David, although it’s pretty easy to copy and paste from the Internet to your computer, its pretty difficult to copy and paste from one place on the Internet to another and that’s what you are trying to do here. In this instance because you are using Amazon (a website) and also Hotmail (essentially simply a website) then you are trying to copy from one website to another and that isn’t easily done; what you should do is copy from Amazon to your computer by right clicking the image and clicking “Save Image As”, you can then save the picture to your computer somewhere (desktop for example) and then you simply go into your Hotmail and attach the picture just as you would any other file from your computer. Don’t forget that Microsoft will be phasing out Hotmail this year so it’s probably best if you get used to Outlook.Com where your email will live in the future. Hope this helps.

which occurs repeatedly when I log into Skype. A message appears as follows:It is headed “Web Browser” and below reads … “One or more ActiveX controls could not be displayed because either : Your current security settings prohibit running ActiveX controls on this page, or You have blocked a publisher of one of the controls. As a result the page might not display correctly”. The page appears to display correctly and this message may mean nothing. But if you have any information about it I should be interested to hear from you. I look forward to hearing from you. Regards - Mary

Hi Mary, I think that the reason you are receiving the message in Skype is because you either don’t have Adobe Flash player installed for your default browser, you can do this by going to http://get.adobe.com/flashplayer/otherversions and selecting your operating system and version, downloading and installing it and then restarting Skype.

ADVICE: Brian was having problems getting the text size correct with Internet Explorer

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Hi Rich, every time I go into a website on my new laptop the text appears really small, is there anything I can do about it, I’ve found and tried to change the text size function but that doesn’t seem to make any difference – any ideas? Brian Hi Brian, I think that you have found half the problem, Internet Explorer’s text size is determined by what is selected in the “View”, “Text Size” menu option, however it’s also determined by the “Zoom” function in the same menu item, have a look at that, it should be set to 100% for normal operation.

ADVICE: William was having problems printing a .pdf manual that had really small text.

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Hi Richard, I recently downloaded a user manual for a Samsung GT- E2530 mobile phone, this comes on 2 sheets of A4, and of course is too small to read, when I increase the size and press print it still prints out as original very small. If this is the case then you need to try to enlarge the print, not the actual file as it is viewed on the screen (which is what I am assuming is going on here). To do this open up the file you are trying to print (the manual in this case) and then click File, Print and then have a play with the setting “custom scale”. From here you will be able to easily double the size of the thing you are printing – of course depending on how the document is formatted you may have to print it a couple of times to get everything but with a bit of playing around you should be able to get it all printed out at a decent size. Hope this helps.

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Life TURN IT DOWN! JEANETTE ERATH

Now the weather is warmer and summer is here, it seems that the world has gone crazy! I am a summer person as I like nothing more than sitting in my lounge in just a strappy top with a warm breeze occasionally wafting through, bare feet resting on my footstool and the bright sunshine tapping on my windows. However there is one thing that I really like about winter, which is probably the only thing I like about it! It isn´t the cold or rain; it isn´t the dark evenings or dull mornings; it isn´t even Christmas; or my birthday which is also in winter (In my opinion Christmas would be so much better in summer, maybe Australia is the place to be). The one thing that I really like about winter is the peace and quiet! As I was putting my washing on the line over last weekend, I was basking in the sunshine thinking how quickly it would dry and I´d be able to bring it in again, get it ironed and put away. I had my earphones on with my mobile phone tuned into TKO FM, of course, and was enjoying Trev Massey´s

Breakfast Show when, over the sound of his dulcet tones I heard a cacophony of noise that I can only describe as sounding like the end of the world!

For the past what seems like an eternity, my neighbour in front of my house has been having work done, every weekday morning at 8.00 am the workers turn up

banging and drilling, and this goes on until late into the evening, Monday to Friday. I was so hoping that the weekend would be a quiet time, relaxing by the pool

with only the distant sound of traffic and the wind blowing through the trees. But this was not going to be possible as it had now become very clear, very quickly! I appreciate that people want to do work on their properties and if they work all day then they only have the weekends for their DIY, but it does slightly annoy me that it seems if the noise isn´t coming from one side, it´s coming from another! Then of course we have the various fiestas and parties that go on at this time of year, which is part of the joy of living here in Spain. I suppose however that I don´t understand why they have to be so loud and go on for so long. Maybe I sound like an old woman and some would say that I am! I´m all for going for a drink and listening to music, but the volume of the stuff that is blasted out of huge speakers really isn´t necessary in my opinion. It’s much better to turn it down a bit and there may be a few more people there, not just the almost deaf teenagers. I think maybe I am becoming old before my time, especially

when my own son and his friends start to annoy me when they are playing in the pool, screaming and shouting and generally just having fun! I often tell them to just tone it down a bit, poor kids. I sometimes believe that maybe I was born to live on a desert island in the middle of nowhere with no neighbours, but where I could pop over to visit friends for a coffee when I felt like it. Of course my job would have to be solely online but this is more than possible these days, and in fact I have started looking into teaching online so that desert island is getting closer and closer. Until then however, I will have to just continue to put up with the din of machines grinding and banging and enjoy the peaceful moments when they do come. After all, as I never fail to mention, I love Spain and there is no way I would go back to the UK. This country gives my son and a standard of life that we could only dream of in England, therefore, for all its noise and fiestas, this country is where I will call home for many years to come.

Horoscopes Aries March 21-April 20 From Thursday, when quick-witted Mercury stops stirring up confusion in your chart’s communication zone, you should start to see how strong your hand is in a situation that preoccupies you. The time has come to ask for what you really want from someone close, so press home your advantage while the stars are on your side. The tide is on the turn.

Taurus April 21-May 21 Trying to make progress with domestic changes that you know are overdue may have been a challenge lately. With lucky Jupiter and Venus making powerful links to the action planet, Mars, you can, at last, begin to get a great deal closer to your goal. If you take a positive approach and trust your sense of timing, events will work out in your favour.

Gemini May 22-June 21 The skies are action-packed this week, especially for Gemini, so get ready to take full advantage of the opportunities that come your way. A recent setback or delay could turn out to be a blessing in disguise, so stay focused on your goal and be determined. The stars are on your side and you can bring about a major breakthrough.

Cancer June 22-July 23 You have your finger on the pulse this week, so trust your judgment and be ambitious and decisive. With so much action in your chart’s most psychic zone you can keep one step ahead of your potential career rivals. A conversation later in the week could also help you clear up a misunderstanding with a friend or colleague that has held you back.

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By Pandora Leo July 24-August 23 Romance and social life are under lucky stars this week, so accept unexpected invitations to go out and meet new people. Someone you spend time with now could help you realise a dream you might have thought was not within your reach. It is, so press home your advantage. Fortune favours the brave this week.

Virgo August 24-September 23 Lucky, optimistic Jupiter is travelling through your chart’s most psychic zone, giving you a sure-fire sense of what to say, and when, so trust your intuition and your sense of timing. If you take a confident approach you can bring about some kind of career breakthrough. Enlist support from someone in a key position later in the week.

Libra September 24-October 23 With your ruler, Venus, in the area of your skies that rules your friendships, romance and social life are closely linked in the weeks to come. An unexpected conversation could also make you see how strong your hand is in a tricky situation. Be open to the possibilities for growth and change around you and do not sell yourself too short.

Scorpio October 24-November 22 Support from someone close could help you push through some important changes and build firm career foundations for the future. With the Zodiac’s luckiest planets, Jupiter and Venus, giving you the creativity and flair to sweep obstacles aside and forge ahead, reaching your current goal should be plain sailing. Banish doubts and be decisive.

Sagittarius November 23-December 21 A conversation this weekend could help you see your situation in a much more optimistic light, so ask for feedback and support instead of trying to work things out alone. The dynamic pattern of the stars suggests that something you have set your heart on is within reach. All you need to do is put out your hand and take it.

Capricorn December 22 - January 20 If you let go of preconceived ideas about the way you think a certain situation should turn out, you can usher in a new era. This weekend’s powerful link between optimistic Venus and your ruler, serious Saturn, is due to help you turn the page and look ahead. Do not let advice from friends, or your own doubts, colour the decisions you make now.

Aquarius January 21 - February 19 The planetary pattern in the week ahead puts you in a very strong position. Almost anything you want is yours for the asking, it seems, so aim high and put your grand plan into action. With passionate Mars, romantic Venus and the planet of good fortune, Jupiter, beaming down on your close bonds with others, a whole new era is now dawning.

Pisces February 20 - March 20 Your ruler, Neptune, changes its direction through the skies this week, helping you to take stock of where you stand and reassess your long-term goals. With so much dynamic action in the heavens in the week ahead, an old ambition you were forced to shelve could come into much sharper focus. Your chances of success are almost guaranteed this time around.

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About

Golf IVIE DAVIES

In just four years, Tiger Woods has gone from winning eight PGA Tour events between 2012 and 2013 (which earned him a PGA Tour Player of the Year award in 2013) to having difficulty rolling his ball onto the green from 15 feet away in 2015. This collapse may seem sudden, extreme and almost unfathomable to many golf fans, but while a case of the chipping yips is certainly rare in golf, such a decline is not without precedent. In fact, some might say that sudden and rapid declines have actually been quite common among many of the game's top players throughout history. Ben Hogan won six majors and 10 total events between 1950 and 1953, with three of those majors and five wins occurring during the 1953 season alone. But at the age of 41, Hogan’s incredible 1953 season basically marked the end of his career. While Hogan remained competitive at some of the majors for several more years, he would go on to win just one more PGA Tour event in 1959. Hogan suffered life-threatening injuries during a 1949 car accident, but he did not suffer any additional injuries between the 1953 and 1954

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PART OF A PATTERN

seasons. Hogan’s decline can mostly be attributed to what can only be described as a case of the anti-yips. Instead of bringing his club back slowly and then accelerating quickly through the ball, Hogan had a difficult time just starting his putting stroke during the mid-to-late 1950s. Arnold Palmer won four

PGA Tour events in 1971 but would go on to win just one more PGA Tour event during the remainder of his career. Palmer was 42 years old when his rapid decline occurred. Tom Watson won three majors between 1982 and 1983 and won three PGA Tour events during the 1984 season. However, throughout the next 14 years of his career, he recorded just three more PGA Tour victories. Watson’s case of the putting yips reduced him from arguably the top player in the game during the early 1980s to nothing more than

a sporadic competitor throughout the rest of his career. He was just 35 years old when his decline officially began. Nick Faldo essentially fell off the face of the planet after his 1996 Masters victory. Faldo, who was 39 years old then, went on to win just one more professional event and recorded only three more top-10 finishes at majors. Seve Ballesteros won eight tournaments between 1990 and 1995 and then abruptly disappeared from competitive golf at the age of 38. Ballesteros did not win a single tournament anywhere in

the world after the 1995 season and would have had a difficult time hitting a 300yard-wide fairway off the tee during the late 1990s. At the age of 43, Gary Player won three PGA Tour events (including the Masters) during the 1978 season. Player would never win another PGA Tour event and won very few other tournaments around the world after 1978. Even the decline of the great Jack Nicklaus was rather abrupt. The Golden Bear won two majors during the 1980 season but would go on to win just three more events during the next six years. Many point to Nicklaus’ 1986 Masters victory as a pinnacle of longevity in the game of golf, but that win really came out of nowhere. Nicklaus had recorded just two top-10 finishes at majors in the previous three years and had not even won a tournament in more than two years when

or beaten more golf balls than Woods over the past 30 years, which is why Woods is often described as an “old” 39. Flash back throughout the game’s history, and you'll find this is the age where most great golfers have experienced rather sudden and rapid declines. To summarise: - Hogan declined at the age of 41 and Palmer at 42. Watson was just 35 when he was afflicted by a case of the putting yips. Faldo was 39 when his game fell of the face of the planet. Ballesteros was 38 when he lost his ability to hit fairways off the tee. Player was 43 when he went from a threewin season, which included a green jacket, to being virtually nonexistent. Nicklaus was 40 when his abrupt decline began after the 1980 season. And Woods was 39 when his body began to break down and he caught a case of the chipping yips. It

the 1986 Masters rolled around. He essentially went from a dominant season that saw him capture two majors in 1980 to nothing more than an occasional factor at big events for the next six years. He was 40 years old when his rapid decline occurred. Woods is now 39 years old, and has suffered numerous injuries over the past six years having essentially been a professional golfer since the age of 10. Very few people on this planet have attended more tournaments, traveled more miles

all fits. While there is of course an element of shock when a great athlete goes from dominant to almost nonexistent, a rapid decline around the age of 40 is probably what we should have been expecting from Woods all along. At the end of the day, Woods played golf as well if not better than any great player before him and has also declined in virtually the same manner. History tends to repeat itself; it's no different for the game of golf.

TITTER ON THE TEE KNOW YOUR RULES

The mother-in-law arrives at her daughter's house after shopping only to find her son-in-law boiling angry and hurriedly packing his suitcase. "What happened?" she asks anxiously. "What happened!! I'll tell you what happened. I sent an e-mail to my wife telling her I was coming home today from my golfing trip. I get home... and guess what I found? Your daughter, my Jean, naked with a guy in our marital bed! This is unforgivable. It’s the end of our marriage. I'm done. I'm leaving forever!" "Calm down, calm down!" says his mother-in-law. "There is something very odd going on here. Jean would never do such a thing! There must be a simple explanation. I'll go speak to her immediately and find out what happened." Moments later, the mother-in-law comes back, a big smile on her face. “I told you there must be a simple explanation .....She didn't receive your email."

QUESTION

A player hits his tee shot into a water hazard. By the time he reaches his ball the flow of water has carried the ball out of bounds. May the player proceed under the Water Hazard Rule (Rule 26)? (a) No, the ball now lies out of bounds and the player must proceed under stroke and distance (Rule 27-1). (b) Yes, the reference point for dropping is where the ball last crossed the margin of the water hazard. (c) In equity (Rule 1-4) the player may drop a ball under the provisions of the water hazard Rule (Rule 26-1) but must add an extra stroke, making two strokes in all.

ANSWER (a) No. The ball now lies out of bounds and the player must proceed under stroke and distance - Rule 27-1, Rule 26-1 & Decision 26-1/7

Friday 12th June 2015

CHAMPIONS OF EUROPE

Barcelona coach Luis Enrique paid tribute to Luis Suarez after he fired Barcelona to Champions League glory last Saturday night but admitted he had harboured doubts about how well the striker would adapt following his move from Liverpool. The 28-year-old scored the decisive goal in the 3-1 victory over Juventus in Berlin's Olympic Stadium to seal a magnificent personal climax to a season that had begun in such ignominy as he saw out a four-month ban imposed for biting an opponent during Uruguay's World Cup campaign. The victory meant Barcelona matched the feat of the 2009 side in winning the domestic double and the

Champions League, their fifth European Cup success. Luis Enrique said: "When we thought about Luis Suarez and considered him we knew of his great quality and his tremendous scoring figures but of course we had doubts about whether he would adapt to a different team and a different way of play. "As it has turned out he has been one of the best players we have ever signed and it was a very good decision to put our trust in him. We paid a lot of money but he has shown he has tremendous hunger." For many Barca players this was a second La Liga, Copa del Rey and Champions League treble. The club paid at least 80 mil-

lion euros for the striker and for the Uruguayan it was a completely new experience. "It's incredible, it's unique - it's a dream," he said. "If you want to win the Champions League then you have to suffer, it's not the same if you don't. We suffered and won." "We played hard in the league, and in the cup. Now we have the Champions League too. We have shown humility and teamwork all season long." It was a richly-deserved victory but Barcelona did not have it quite all their way as Juventus revived after Alvaro Morata cancelled out Ivan Rakitic's early goal. But just when it looked as though Juventus might pull off a shock, Suarez struck,

Barcelona have signed Sevilla defender Aleix Vidal for a reported fee of around 20 million euro, despite their transfer ban. Barca were banned from signing players this year after being found guilty of breaching Fifa's rules on the transfer of players aged under 18. They have signed 25-year-old

Vidal on a five-year deal now but he will not be able to play until January 2016. Vidal is set to replace Dani Alves at right-back, with Alves out of contract. Catalan Vidal started his career with Barca's rivals Espanyol but left without making an appearance and was part of the Sevilla side

who won the Europa League last month. Barca were given the ban for two transfer windows for breaking transfer rules. Fifa rules state that international transfers are only permitted for players over the age of 18 unless the player in question meets one of three qualifying criteria.

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slamming home after Gianluigi Buffon had saved from Lionel Messi. Neymar's low strike with the last kick of the game was just the icing on the cake. Andres Iniesta, the captain on the night and man of the match, was the only surviving Barcelona player to have been on the field in the 2006 success over Arsenal and he admitted the decade of success the Catalan club has enjoyed since that triumph in Paris. He said: "It makes my hair stand on end when you look back and see how fortunate I have been to play with FC Barcelona and achieve all these things. "We thought it was impossible to repeat our treble of six years ago and we have

managed it so we are going to enjoy fully with all our

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people, and then next year we will try to do it again."

ENRIQUE STAYS

Barcelona coach Luis Enrique has ended speculation over his future at the club by extending his contract until 2017. Enrique refused to say whether he would remain at the Nou

Camp after Saturday's 3-1 win against Juventus sealed the second treble in the club's history. However, Barcelona president Josep Maria Bartomeu confirmed the new deal on Tuesday.

Enrique replaced Tata Martino last summer and this season's three trophies emulates former boss Pep Guardiola's achievement of six years ago.

Friday 12th June 2015

ELCHE FIGHT TO THE FINISH

Elche have pledged to fight all the way after they were handed out their expected administrative relegation over unpaid taxes by a judge last Friday (June 5th). Relegated Eibar have been given a lifeline to stay in the Primera Division taking Elche’s place, but the Ilicitanos face an even worse prospected of going down to Segunda B if they can’t pay off their debts in a timely manner. Judge Manuel Rivero was not happy with the club’s payment plan solution for their outstanding 3.6 million euros owed to the Inland Revenue before the July 28th deadline, despite the

club saying that the tax authority is happy with what they have negotiated. But of even greater concern, is Elche’s need to come up with 14 million euros to cover all the back wages to the players and staff, as well as other organisations. Most of that debt needs to be cleared by the end of the month, or else the spectre of Segunda B as opposed to the Segunda will loom. Elche president, Juan Anguix (pictured outside the stadium), has taken the matter to the country’s sporting arbitration court, and is also trying to get financial backing from local business leaders, with

reports suggesting that eight million euros has already been pledged by an investment fund. This week has also seen the club launch their season ticket sale campaign, with Anguiz confidant that immediate revenues from that will help boost the coffers. With Anguiz busy in Madrid, the launch was led by club vicepresident, Daniel Rubio (leaning into the microphone). Prices will rise between 20 and 30 percent with supporters not knowing which of three possible divisions their side will be playing in. The ticket campaign is called “33,732 seats… .one single feeling”.

HOMEWARD BOUND

David De Gea is set join Real Madrid after telling Manchester United that he wants out. The Premier League club now have to decide whether they should sell the keeper this summer or hold him to the final year of his contract, losing him on a free transfer at the end of next season.

The attraction of playing for Real combined with returning to his home city as well as living with his girlfriend there, are viewed as major factors in De Gea's decision. United's handling of the 24-year-old in recent years – including Louis van Gaal's instruction that the club hold off on the

offer of a new contract last summer until the incoming manager had time to work with De Gea in person – facilitated Madrid's approach. He's wanted at the Bernabeu as Iker Casillas' long-term replacement, with talk of a 40 million euro fee for him this Summer.

Friday 12th June 2015

Sport

Gossip

JOHN McGREGOR Anfield alert! Ings are all– Reddy looking up. Following last week’s snapping up of England international James Milner from Man City, Liverpool have now confirmed the signing of Burnley’s England Under-21 international Danny Ings. The former Bournemouth forward is in the England Under-21 squad for this month's European Championship in the Czech Republic. Aged only 22, Ings scored 11 goals in the Premier League this season but could not prevent the Lancashire club from being

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following the dismal end to a disappointing season. With Suarez (31) and Sturridge (21) Liverpool scored 101 league goals while coming second in 2013/4, but last season Brendan Rodgers’ boys only achieved half that, a measly 52 with retiring club legend Steven Gerrard top scorer with nine - and Balotelli, Lambert, Borini and injured Sturridge scoring eight between them as

relegated. Ings joined the Clarets from Bournemouth four years ago for £1m and scored 43 goals in 130 games for the club. Liverpool aren’t hanging about in their hungry hunt for more fire power

Liverpool finished sixth. The Hammers are also striking the right note early with West Ham’s managerial appointment of former defender Slaven Bilic in a three year appointment. 46 year old Bilic managed Croatia for six years while beating England twice in 2008, and has also managed Lokomotiv Moscow and lately Besiktas. Bilic was a popular player at Upton Park back in 1996/7 playing 54 times, and while he feels at home at the club, Bilic mustn’t get too comfortable as the ambitious Hammers are on the move to the London Olympic Stadium next year. Bilic is clearly excited about his own move: ‘I could feel that they really wanted me, so it was an easy choice. I would say to the West Ham fans that I will give my best and together we will achieve great

I remember West Ham as a special club.’ Well Slaven, let’s hope those fierce fans give you more support than they gave departing manager Sam Allardyce, who left last month after the Hammers finished a highly respectable 12th in the Premier League. Big Sam had brought the East Londoners back up to the Premiership as he was asked to do - and kept them there – while being regularly roundly abused on the terraces. We will see if the Croatian can do any better

in one of the toughest leagues in world football…. ‘Two into one won’t go’: it doesn’t work, there ought to be a law about it. Number two up to number one has now proved fatal for faithfulbut-flawed, too-honest Geordie John Carver. Newcastle’s assistant manager was given the managerial hot seat until the end of the season, following Alan Pardew’s departure south to join Crystal Palace. But the Magpies imploded and narrowly missed relegation on the last day of the season.

Carver’s reward for all his valiant but plainly mis-managed efforts is the sack, together with his assistant Steve Stone. Now the worstkept secret in football is out that Derby reject Steve McClaren is taking over at St James’ Park - and now he’s arrived at last he’d better sort out the black and white malaise at the club quickly, the Toon Army won’t take much more. Or, Joe King apart, will the move be another classic piece of Mike Ashley mis-management?

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CONTINUED FROM BACK PAGE But actually with a nowdecent manager this new season carried on well, this time Elche reaching the play-offs in fourth place. The Franjiverdes beat Valladollid 3 – 2 in a thrilling semi-final, at one point two nil down on aggregate. Old enemies and very similar cities in size and football tradition-wise Granada were the final opponents and obstacle to the Green dream. In a tense 0-0 draw in Granada, the Elche goalkeeper twice saved a retaken penalty in the final minutes. But true tragedy struck back at the

Martinez Valero for the return leg when a 1 -1 draw meant Granada went up to La Liga on a solitary away goal. Despite being a season ticket holder, I had to queue for hours outside the club in the blazing June midday sun to get our tickets for both semis and finals: despite cold drinks and umbrellas people were fainting and ambulances called. Grandads, dads, sons and also many female fans partied at the games with specially made palm trees and mascots, flags, banners and effigies of Elche, but ultimately the golden promotional prize eluded Elche.

Back to the drawing board… Three years ago with a sound new team manager, Fran Escriba, Elche stormed the Second Division as champions, and at long, long last won promotion back to La Liga after 26 years away. But sadly by now the club were developing nasty, irritating habits off the field like hiking the prices considerably on the day, even to committed season ticket holders like us. Soon in the new rarefied season mighty Real Madrid came to town. After a huge administrative cock-up it would take too long and is too irritating to describe, we

OH DANI BOY

Dani Alves “followed his heart” when he decided on Tuesday to agree to a new deal with Barcelona to remain with the club for at least two more seasons. The Brazilian right-back was out of contract at the end of this month and was widely tipped to leave the Nou Camp with some of Europe’s biggest clubs interested in signing him.

However, the 32-year-old has accepted a new deal with Barça that will keep him at the club at least until June 2017. Alves tweeted: “I have followed my heart and the hearts of those who love me.” With Barcelona, Alves has been able to enjoy two treblewinning campaigns, the second of those this season.

had to pay a whopping extra €50 each for the privilege of watching the Galacticos from our own seat. 4,000 seats went unsold - the club had overcooked the minimum €80 terraces price and then to rub it in we unjustly lost 2 -1 with that git Ronaldo scoring a free kick and a winning penalty in extra time after we’d equalised in the 90th minute. Surely now Elche were back in the big time the administration would get better? But it didn’t, it got worse … Why did we never know what day and what time the next home kick-off time would be, hardly a week before the match? Apart from away trips to Murcia and Alicante (the home of the detested enemy, Hercules) I didn’t travel far to watch my team, but plenty of Elche diehards regularly do. The Franjiverdes supporters have the ‘honour’ of being the most vociferous supporters in the land at away matches – but with the short notice how did they always manage the time, money and effort to get all over the country? Spain is the second largest country in

Europe – true fan loyalty or what? Back at the Martinez Valero, I began to get really fed up with turning up well in time for the game, only to be sent back from my entrance gate to a surrounded hole in the wall, sharpen my elbows and after a struggle pay an extra whatever, just to see the game: it had often started by the time we got the inflated tickets. What a shambles, especially when compared to UK matches where you know everything about the game months in advance, even re-arranged fixtures. Why does everything have to be so complicated in Spain? Well, to facilitate the great Real Madrid and Barcelona, and the all-conquering TV companies provincial clubs like Elche play third fiddle, as after the big two decide comes the might of big city teams like Sevilla, Valencia and Athletico Bilbao, not to mention Atletico Madrid who all then arrange their games so as not to clash with the giants. This means that relative minnows like Elche decide to kick off at ridiculous times - like 10.00 pm on a Sunday night – meaning supporters, including small children get home in the

early hours – no thanks. How we Greens all laughed in recent years when our local rivals fell foul of the rules that govern Spanish football and were both demoted accordingly. In a country where rubbishing the opposition is par for the football course I can imagine the Hercules and Murcia (equally long-suffering) fans wetting themselves at Elche’s current distress when the news was announced. I read that Elche currently have 10 players on their books for the new season - who would want to come and play for a club in such distress? Miracle manager Fran Escriba is reportedly off to Sevilla or similar - good luck to the man, he deserves it. And so to today. Elche are now starting next season exactly where Brighton and I found them fourteen years ago - in Spain’s Second Division. And I’m sorry and feel a bit guilty that I won’t be there to support ‘em. So with all that in mind, here’s this week’s special offer: FREE TO GOOD HOME: Elche supporter’s kit including promotion year shirt, scarf, hat, sunshade, razor blades (used once).

Friday 12th June 2015

‘ILLICIT’ ELCHE EXIT LA LIGA Do we all know why the Elche people, and their football team are known as the ‘Illicitanos’? A long time ago a visiting Phoenician Queen so liked the area and its inhabitants that she decreed that they should not pay taxes as everyone else did, and so the citizens of Elche became known as the Illicit Ones, or ‘Los Illicitanos’ in Spanish. Now this week with full modern irony, somehow history seems to have caught up with the city to right old wrongs. For ‘illicitly’ running their club contrary to La Liga regulations the Elche Football Club has been demoted from the mighty La Liga down to the Spanish second division (2A) after only two seasons back in the big time, despite finishing a creditable 12th. The Elche administration has not been paying its due taxes correctly, amongst a number of other ‘minor’ items - like not paying their players. Apart from those ‘poor’ footballers, if you have an ounce of football sympathy spare a thought for the innocent, very long-suffering Elche fans who have had to put up with a great deal from the Elche CF administration over the years. This latest situation has already provoked angry demonstrations in the City of Palms, because this demotion is a really savage kick where it hurts. I know, because I was an Elche fan for fifteen years until I stopped

going at the end of last season. Quite simply, as an Englishman brought up on UK football I could stand the administrative side and organisation at Elche no longer. So I voted with my feet despite the fact that Elche had, at last managed to get back in La Liga, a considerable feat after 26 long years away. I moved to Spain in 1998 and a friend and I soon yearned to watch a decent class of football locally (no disrespect intended – and he‘s a Brighton fan…). Valencia was too far away, but second division Elche, a half-hours drive away ticked most of the boxes. The huge twotier ‘Martinez Valero’ stadium at one end of the city is impressive, swathed in green and white, Elche’s distinctive colours giving them the secondary nickname of the Franjiverdes (greenshirts). The stadium was built for the 1982 World Cup which was held in Spain when Elche were doing well in La Liga, and the easily-approached stadium is also used for internationals, cup finals and pop concerts etc. Elche have been big in Spanish football in their time, and were once managed by the great Russian ex-goalkeeper Lev Yashin. For the first few seasons we paid at the door and tried several positions around the ground, taking into account matters like price, weather, and the all-important

view . Wherever we went we made friends on the terraces, despite the language barrier. It’s the same the world over: football fans are fierce, friendly, and frenetic about their team. One day early on, while losing one nil at home an over-excited Elche forward blazed the ball miles over the bar from a few yards out when faced with an open goal: ’Polla!’ yelled the irate Spaniard next to me. That insult refers to someone practicing hand relief – and I fully understood and agreed with the sentiments, perfectly put in any language. In those days Elche always seemed to have a decent defence that didn’t concede many, but conversely the attack didn’t score many either. ‘Brighton’ and I eventually decided to go for season tickets that showed decent savings versus paying on the day, a good deal especially when compared to UK prices. Eventually by turning up early when the season ticket sales were announced we worked our way up to excellent seats near the half-way line. These were just under cover for when it persistently hissed it down, when the rain in Spain wasn’t mainly on the plain, but also the cover providing some pleasant shade when the sun was fierce: all good stuff for diehard, experienced fans: so far, so good… As a football fan you hope and dream

for success at your club: year in, year out. For Elche the dream was always to get back up to La Liga; the club had steadfastly remained in the Seconda A League for over 20 years. Some seasons it looked at times as if the ‘Illicitanos’ might manage promotion, and conversely there were a few when we were all nervously looking over our shoulder. Then in 2008/9 ‘things’ began to look better. For once Elche got themselves a real goalscorer, one Jorge Molina who banged in 27 goals to win the prestigious ‘Pichichi’, Spain’s annual award for each league’s leading goalscorer. After the by-now-usual Elche practice of losing the first few matches of the season, firing the manager and then playing catch-up all season Elche eventually came sixth at a time when the top three were automatically promoted (that changed the following season to the more lucrative and exciting play-off system). Elche finished sixth – but to we fans’ amazement and fury the day after the season finished the club sold Molina to fourth-placed Real Betis. Demonstrations on the terraces got nobody anywhere in the meaningless pre-season friendlies - and off we went again.

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